Prepositions and particles in English : a discourse-functional account / Elizabeth O'Dowd.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• O'Dowd, Elizabeth M., author.

Series:

• Oxford scholarship online.
• Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• English language--Prepositions.
• English language--Discourse analysis.
• English language--Particles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text offers a discourse-functional account of the categories preposition and particle in English, explaining why certain words have membership in both categories. It also provides insights into how prepositions and particles are used.

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations and Transcription Conventions; 1 The ""P"" Phenomenon; 2 Syntactic Solutions to the Problem of P; 3 Semantic Solutions to the Problem of P; 4 The Problem Revisited: A Data-driven Approach; 5 P in Discourse: Orienting, Situating, and Linking; 6 Landmarks as Contextual Props; 7 Prepositions, Particles, and Pragmatic Focus; 8 P in Construction; 9 The Historical Picture: P and Specialization; 10 The Big Picture; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

• Based on a Ph.D. thesis: University of Colorado, 1994.
• Previously issued in print: 1998.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

• 0-19-772225-3
• 1-280-52923-7
• 0-19-535492-3
• 1-4294-0439-6

OCLC:

476011077