Grammaticalization and English complex prepositions : a corpus-based study

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Grammaticalization and English complex prepositions : a corpus-based study

Sebastian Hoffmann

(Routledge advances in corpus linguistics / edited by Anthony McEnery and Michael Hoey, 7)

Routledge, 2005

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Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Zurich, 2003

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-208) and indexes

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Description

What is a grammatical unit? How does grammatical structure evolve? How can we best investigate the mental representation of grammar? What is the connection between language use and language structure? This book aims to help answer such questions by presenting a detailed analysis of English complex prepositions (e.g. in spite of or with respect to) on the basis of large amounts of authentic language data dating from the Middle Ages until today.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Data Collection and Research Methodology 3. Complex Prepositions - Indivisible Units or Free Constructions? 4. Grammaticalization and Complex Prepositions 5. Complex Prepositions - a Diachronic Overview 6. Complex Prepositions in Present-Day English 7. In Terms of - a New Discourse Marker 8. Are Low-Frequency Complex Prepositions Grammaticalized? 9. Conclusion

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