A Valency Dictionary of English
A Corpus-Based Analysis of the Complementation Patterns of English Verbs, Nouns and Adjectives
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 2004
Book
Mixed media product
XLII, 961 pages
978-3-11-180290-9 (ISBN)
Description
This dictionary provides a valency description of English verbs, nouns and adjectives. Each entry contains a comprehensive list of the complementation patterns identified on the basis of the largest corpus of English available at the present time. All examples are taken directly from the COBUILD/Birmingham corpus. The valency description comprises statements about the quantitative valency of the lexical units established, an inventory of their obligatory, contextually optional and purely optional complements as well as systematic information on the semantic and collocational properties of the complements. An outline of the model of valency theory used in this dictionary is provided in the introduction.
Reviews / Votes
"So ist mit dem Valency Dictionary of English eine Worterbuch entstanden, das im Gegensatz zu anderen Ubersichten und Nachschlagewerken deutlich mehr systematisch gegliederte sowie detailliertere Informationen bezuglich der angefuhrten Worter bereitstellt. Gerade dieses Attribute machen das Worterbuch zu einem wertvollen und praxisorientierten Hilfsmittel fur den korrekten Umgang mit der englischen Sprache."Rudolf Emons in: Anglia 2/2007 "Das vorliegende Valenzworterbuch des Englischen zeigt nun - in uberzeugender und erfreulicher Weise -, dass die Debatte um die Valenz keineswegs obsolet geworden und schon gar nicht abgeschlossen ist, dass damit auch keineswegs die - nach wie vor - zentralen Fragen der syntaktischen Valenz in den Hintergrund getreten sind."Gerhard Helbig in: Zeitschrift fur Sprachwissenschaft 1/2006 "Ein wahrer Rolls Royce unter den Worterbuchern."Franz Josef Hausmann in: Lexicographica 21/2005 "The Valency Dictionary of English clearly fills a gap in the large body of lexical reference works available for the English language. The small investment of time necessary before it can be put to effective use is worthwhile not only for linguists, but also for non-native teachers and advanced learners of English."Nadja Nesselhauf in English Language & Linguistics, 9, 2-2005More details
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A Corpus-Based Analysis of the Complementation Patterns of English Verbs, Nouns and Adjectives
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Thomas Herbst, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany; David Heath, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany; Ian F. Roe, University of Reading, UK; Dieter Götz, University of Augsburg, Germany.
Content
I A brief guide to the Valency Dictionary of English The functions of this dictionary The structure of the dictionary Complement inventory The pattern-and-examples section The note block Idiomatic phrasal verbs section II Valency theory and the Valency Dictionary of English Introduction Valency theory and lexicography The basic assumptions of valency theory: complements and adjuncts The form of the complements Semantic and lexical aspects of complements Obligatory and optional complements Valency patterns in this dictionary Information on meaning in this dictionary Further information about this dictionary Final remarks Bibliography Dictionary