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Title:
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THE POSITIONS OF ADJECTIVES IN ENGLISH
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By: |
P. H. Matthews |
Format: |
Hardback |

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£107.50 |
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ISBN 10: |
0199681597 |
ISBN 13: |
9780199681594 |
Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
18 December, 2014 |
Pages: |
202 |
Description: |
This book is a study of the uses of adjectives in different constructions, and of the problems that arise in their analysis, both in terms of syntactic theory and philosophy of grammar. It draws and builds on previous analyses and offers solutions to a range of issues relating to the position of adjectives in English. |
Synopsis: |
This book explores the uses of adjectives in different constructions, and of the problems that arise in their analysis, both in terms of syntactic theory and philosophy of grammar. Professor Matthews also examines a variety of other issues relating to individual adjective positions, including the basic structure of noun phrases and the justification for binary constituents; the status of the copular and its uses in the progressive; the indeterminacy of what were once described as raised constructions; and the function of postmodifying adjectives and adjective phrases in relation to others. The book will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in theoretical and descriptive linguistics, especially those focusing on the history of the English language and lexicology. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Oxford University Press |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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