Genitive variation in English : conceptual factors in synchronic and diachronic studies /
Saved in:
Main Authors: | |
---|---|
Corporate Authors: | |
Published: |
De Gruyter Mouton,
|
Publisher Address: | Berlin ; Boston : |
Publication Dates: |
2012. ©2002 |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Topics in English linguistics [tiel] ; volume 42. |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110899818 http://www.degruyter.com/doc/cover/9783110899818.jpg |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xi, 361 pages) : illustrations. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9783110899818 |
Index Number: | PE1221 |
CLC: | H314 |
Contents: |
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Table of contents -- List of abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 The structure of the s-genitive and the of-genitive: some theoretical preliminaries -- Chapter 3 Grammatical variation -- Chapter 4 Factors: Animacy, topicality, and possessive relation -- Chapter 5 Variation versus choice -- Chapter 6 Modern English data: experimental study -- Chapter 7 Historical development of the genitive variation -- Chapter 8 A diachronic scenario: the extension of the sgenitive from late Middle to Modern English - economically-driven language change? -- Chapter 9 Summary and conclusion -- Chapter 10 Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Name index -- Subject index |