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Grammar Through the Lens of Corpus Linguistics.

John Benjamins Books Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Pérez-Guerra, Javier, Author.
Series:
Studies in Corpus Linguistics Series
Studies in Corpus Linguistics Series ; v.128
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Corpora (Linguistics).
English language--Variation.
English language.
Genre:
Conference papers and proceedings
Physical Description:
1 online resource (291 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2026.
Summary:
This book brings together cutting-edge research on grammatical variation and change in English, showcasing the state of the art in contemporary corpus linguistics.
Contents:
Adjusting the lens of corpus linguistics
Restrictive nominal and adjectival post-modification of English nouns with general reference: A mixed-methods approach / Sara Gesuato
A multifactorial analysis of adjective comparison in Sri Lankan English / Nina Funke & Karola Schmidt
Mapping the comparative correlative across the GloWbE: More evidence for constructional networks / Jakob Horsch
A corpus-based analysis of general extenders in Irish English / Martin Schweinberger & Chang-Hao Luo
"That was real(ly) good": On the use of intensifying real and really in American English / Ulrike Stange-Hundsdörfer
'I defs defs wanna go to Mexico': A comparative corpus study of definitely from the perspective of variation and change in present-day English / Karin Aijmer
"He smiled unflinchingly": A corpus-based study on *ingly adverbs as a reliable index of J.K. Rowling's authorship / Matthias Eitelmann & Ulrike Stange-Hundsdörfer
"Modal + be going to" and "modal + be about to": An analysis in terms of grammaticalization and temporal structure / Naoaki Wada
Diachronic changes in the use of the to-infinitive and -ing forms in subject position / Michiko Yaguchi
Over over again: A cognitive semantic study of the polysemy of the preposition over / Michelle Weckerm.
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ISBN:
9789027243645
OCLC:
1603124737

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