English Comparative Correlatives: Diachronic and Synchronic Variation at the Lexicon-Syntax Interface

ISBN-13: 9781108702157 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 277 str.

Thomas Hoffmann

Opis

Explores how comparative correlative constructions behave in English and how these change over time and space.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Previous research; 3. The diachronic evolution of English CCs: a constructionist account; 4. Synchronic properties of the standard British and American English CC construction network; 5. A contrastive view: German versus English comparative correlatives; 6. Variation and mental grammars: the view from World Englishes; Conclusion: the role of constructional networks.