English abstract nouns as conceptual shells : from corpus to cognition / Hans-Jörg Schmid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schmid, Hans-Jörg.

Series:

Topics in English linguistics ; 34

Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] ; 34

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Noun phrase.

English language.

English language--Noun.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (472 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2012

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics.

Contents:

Foundations: Theory, terminology and methodology

Approaching shell nouns

The term shell noun

Defining shell nouns and shell-content complexes in functional terms

A brief note on the theoretical stance

The links between shell nouns and contents

Triggering co-interpretation

Lexico-grammatical patterns of shell-noun uses

From identity of reference to experiential identity

The semantic contributions of different types of complements: a survey of the evidence from verbal complementation

Basic functions of shell-noun typical patterns

The systematic investigation of shell nouns

The From-Corpus-to-Cognition Principle

Data retrieval

Cleaning up the data

Systematic misses of the corpus inquiry

A survey of the results of the corpus inquiry

Semantic prerequisites

Abstractness

Extensional abstractness and classes of abstract entities

Stylistic abstractness and grammatical metaphor

Unspecificity and structure-inherent semantic gaps

The use of shell nouns

Describing shell-noun uses

Degrees of typicality

Explaining the meanings of shell-noun uses: features and frames

Factual uses

Neutral uses

Causal uses

Evidential uses

Comparative uses

Partitive uses

Attitudinal factual uses

Linguistic uses

Propositional uses

Illocutionary uses

Assertive uses

Rogative uses

Directive uses

Commissive uses

Expressive uses

Mental uses

Conceptual uses

Psychological-state uses

Creditive uses

Dubitative uses

Volitional uses.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages [421]-441) and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 13, 2013).

ISBN:

9783111749433

3111749436

9783110808704

3110808706

OCLC:

868974241