The Verb Phrase in English: Investigating Recent Language Change with Corpora
Feb 2013 · Cambridge University Press
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About this ebook
The chapters in this volume feature new and groundbreaking research carried out by leading scholars and promising young researchers from around the world on recent changes in the English verb phrase. Drawing on authentic corpus data, the papers consider both spoken and written English in several genres. Each contribution pays particular attention to the methodologies used for investigating short-term patterns of change in English, with detailed discussions of controversies in this area. This cutting-edge collection is essential reading for historians of the English language, syntacticians and corpus linguists.
About the author
Bas Aarts is Professor of English Linguistics and Director of the Survey of English Usage at University College London.
Joanne Close is Lecturer in English Language in the English Department at the University of Chester.
Geoffrey Leech is Professor Emeritus of English Linguistics at Lancaster University.
Sean Wallis is a Senior Research Fellow in the Survey of English Usage at University College London.
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