A Cognitive-Functional Approach to Nominalization in English Reprint 2015 Edition Contributor(s): Heyvaert, Liesbet (Author) |
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ISBN: 3110178095 ISBN-13: 9783110178098 Publisher: Walter de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $142.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2003 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Morphology - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation - Foreign Language Study |
Dewey: 425.54 |
LCCN: 2003059979 |
Series: Cognitive Linguistics Research |
Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.44" W x 9.26" (1.23 lbs) 300 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The main objective of the book is to present a systematic account of the constructional mechanisms that underlie deverbal nominalization. Such an account strongly calls for a functional rather than purely structural approach because nominalizations are basically functional re-classifications of verbal predicates into nominal constructions. The argument is fortyfied by a detailed discussion of a number of nominalization systems (i.e. deverbal -er nominalizations, gerundive nominals and that-nominalizations). This book is of interest to all researchers in cognitive and functional linguistics. |