Pattern grammar : a corpus-driven approach to the lexical grammar of English
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Pattern grammar : a corpus-driven approach to the lexical grammar of English
(Studies in corpus linguistics, v. 4)
J. Benjamins, c2000
- : eur., hc
- : eur., pbk
- : us, hc
- : us, pbk
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Bibliography: p. [275]-281
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book describes an approach to lexis and grammar based on the concept of phraseology and of language patterning arising from work on large corpora. The notion of 'pattern' as a systematic way of dealing with the interface between lexis and grammar was used in Collins Cobuild English Dictionary (1995) and in the two books in the Collins Cobuild Grammar Patterns series (1996; 1998). This volume describes the research that led to these publications, and explores the theoretical and practical implications of the research. The first chapter sets the work in the context of work on phraseology. The next two chapters give several examples of patterns and how they are identified. Chapters 4 and 5 discuss and exemplify the association of pattern and meaning. Chapters 6, 7 and 8 relate the concept of pattern to traditional approaches to grammar and to discourse. Chapter 9 summarizes the book and adds to the theoretical discussion, as well as indicating the applications of this approach to language teaching. The volume is intended to contribute to the current debate concerning how corpora challenge existing linguistic theories, and as such will be of interest to researchers in the fields of grammar, lexis, discourse and corpus linguistics. It is written in an accessible style, however, and will be equally suitable for students taking courses in those areas.
Table of Contents
- 1. Acknowledgements
- 2. 1. A Short History of Patterns
- 3. 2. What a pattern is
- 4. 3. Problems in identifying patterns
- 5. 4. Patterns and Meaning
- 6. 5. More on pattern and meaning
- 7. 6. Pattern and structure
- 8. 7. Word class and pattern
- 9. 8. Text and Pattern
- 10. 9. Summing Up
- 11. References
- 12. Appendix
- 13. Name Index
- 14. Subject Index
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