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Studies in English Language: Binomials in the History of English: Fixed and Flexible
Joanna Kopaczyk
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Description for Studies in English Language: Binomials in the History of English: Fixed and Flexible
hardcover. This book places binomials - word pairs - in the context of phonology, stylistics, semantics, translation theory and practice in various periods. Editor(s): Kopaczyk, Joanna; Sauer, Hans. Series: Studies in English Language. Num Pages: 388 pages, 32 b/w illus. 73 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Binomials, such as for and against, dead or alive, to have and to hold, can be broadly defined as two words belonging to the same grammatical category and linked by a semantic relationship. They are an important phraseological phenomenon present throughout the history of the English language. This volume offers a range of studies on binomials, their types and functions from Old English through to the present day. Searching for motivations and characteristic features of binomials in a particular genre or writer, the chapters engage with many linguistic levels of analysis, such as phonology or semantics, and explore the important ... Read more
Binomials, such as for and against, dead or alive, to have and to hold, can be broadly defined as two words belonging to the same grammatical category and linked by a semantic relationship. They are an important phraseological phenomenon present throughout the history of the English language. This volume offers a range of studies on binomials, their types and functions from Old English through to the present day. Searching for motivations and characteristic features of binomials in a particular genre or writer, the chapters engage with many linguistic levels of analysis, such as phonology or semantics, and explore the important ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Studies in English Language
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107118478
SKU
V9781107118478
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About Joanna Kopaczyk
Joanna Kopaczyk is a researcher in Linguistics and English Language at the University of Edinburgh and an associate professor at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland. She is a historical linguist with an interest in corpus methods, formulaic language, the history of Scots and historical multilingualism. She has given talks at conferences in Europe, the USA and Australia, and taught ... Read more
Reviews for Studies in English Language: Binomials in the History of English: Fixed and Flexible
'Binomials in the History of English contains chapters providing detailed, interesting, and highly informative historical descriptions of binomials in English: fixed structures such as to and fro or knife and fork that are joined by a coordinator. Individual chapters contain descriptions of the form and function of these structures in texts taken from all the major periods of English, ranging ... Read more