Composite Predicates in English: Processes of Specialization
Author:   Eva Berlage (Universität Hamburg)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781107155640


Pages:   235
Publication Date:   15 May 2025
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Composite Predicates in English: Processes of Specialization


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Author:   Eva Berlage (Universität Hamburg)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
ISBN:  

9781107155640


ISBN 10:   1107155649
Pages:   235
Publication Date:   15 May 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Abbreviations and symbols; 1. Introduction; 2. The evolution of CPs: theories, concepts and their relevance; 3. The CPs under investigation, the simple verbs and the hypotheses; 4. Methodology; 5. The evolution of the simple verbs; 6. The semantic evolution of type-I-CPs; 7. The semantic evolution of type-II-CPs; 8. Syntactic changes and a comparison of semantic and syntactic changes; 9. Theoretical discussion; 10. Conclusion and outlook.

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Eva Berlage is Junior Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Hamburg, Germany. Her notable publications include Noun Phrase Complexity in English (2014).

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