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Prepositions and Particles in English: A Discourse-functional Account

By Elizabeth M. O'Dowd

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
1998
ISBN
0195111028, 9780195111026
LCC
PE1335 .O36 1998
Open Library ID
OL358359M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14524939 bytes)
Pages
232\232
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46
Языки и языкознание;Английский язык;Грамматика / E

Description

Elizabeth M. O'Dowd offers a new, discourse-functional account of the categories "preposition" and "particle" in English. She explains why certain words have membership in both categories, and solves many intriguing puzzles long associated with the syntax and semantics of these words. Based on linguistic data extracted from a series of actual conversations, O'Dowd provides new insights into how prepositions and particles are used, and how their meanings can change across different discourse contexts over time.

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