The Verb in Contemporary English - Theory and Description (Hardcover, New)

This collection of essays sheds new light on the verb in English. The authors illustrate that verbs can only be properly understood if studied from both a theoretical and descriptive perspective. In Part One, the authors explore topics such as the terminological problems of classification, verb complementation, the semantics and pragmatics of verbs and verbal combinations, and the notions of tense, aspect, voice and modality. In Part Two, computer corpora are used to study various types of verb complements and collocations, to trace the development in English of certain verb forms, and to detail the usage of verbs in different varieties and genres of English.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 1995
First published:	1995
Editors:	Bas Aarts • Charles F Meyer
Dimensions:	237 x 158 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	328
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-46039-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Grammar, syntax, linguistic structure > General
LSN:	0-521-46039-5
Barcode:	9780521460392

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