The Verb Phrase in English : Investigating Recent Language Change with Corpora Hardback
Edited by Bas (University College London) Aarts, Joanne (University of Chester) Close, Geoffrey (Lancaster University) Leech, Sean (University College London) Wallis
Part of the Studies in English Language series
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The chapters in this volume feature new and groundbreaking research carried out by leading scholars and promising young researchers from around the world on recent changes in the English verb phrase.
Drawing on authentic corpus data, the papers consider both spoken and written English in several genres.
Each contribution pays particular attention to the methodologies used for investigating short-term patterns of change in English, with detailed discussions of controversies in this area.
This cutting-edge collection is essential reading for historians of the English language, syntacticians and corpus linguists.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:474 pages, 92 Tables, black and white; 113 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:14/02/2013
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- ISBN:9781107016354
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:474 pages, 92 Tables, black and white; 113 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:14/02/2013
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- ISBN:9781107016354
