Exploring the Boundaries of Formulaic Sequences: A Corpus-based Study of Lexical Substitution and Insertion in Contemporary British English - Couverture souple

Dutton, Kelly

 
9783639131116: Exploring the Boundaries of Formulaic Sequences: A Corpus-based Study of Lexical Substitution and Insertion in Contemporary British English
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3639131118 ISBN 13 : 9783639131116
Editeur : VDM Verlag, 2009

Synopsis

Formulaic Sequences are multi-word prefabricated phrases of either literal (e.g. good morning) or non-literal (e.g. kick the bucket) reading. A property of such sequences is variation. Formulaic sequences can be subject to varying degrees of lexical substitutions, grammatical variations, and insertions. This book investigates the boundaries of variation: the limits of lexical substitution and insertions for formulaic sequences, i.e. how much variation can occur before the sequence stops being fixed and becomes context-dependent. The boundaries between one formulaic sequence and another and the boundaries between a literal and non-literal reading are also explored. The Longman Idioms Dictionary (1998) and the British National Corpus (BNC) provided the data for the research, and the technique and analysis used contribute to lexicography and inform cognitive models of storing and organizing language.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Formulaic Sequences are multi-word prefabricated phrases of either literal (e.g. good morning) or non-literal (e.g. kick the bucket) reading. A property of such sequences is variation. Formulaic sequences can be subject to varying degrees of lexical substitutions, grammatical variations, and insertions. This book investigates the boundaries of variation: the limits of lexical substitution and insertions for formulaic sequences, i.e. how much variation can occur before the sequence stops being fixed and becomes context-dependent. The boundaries between one formulaic sequence and another and the boundaries between a literal and non-literal reading are also explored. The Longman Idioms Dictionary (1998) and the British National Corpus (BNC) provided the data for the research, and the technique and analysis used contribute to lexicography and inform cognitive models of storing and organizing language.

Biographie de l'auteur

Kelly L. Dutton, PhD: Studied English Language and Linguistics at the University of Sheffield.

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Éditeur
VDM Verlag
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3639131118
ISBN 13 
9783639131116
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
272
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Personne responsable
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