
English Coordinate Constructions
A Processing Perspective on Constituent Order
Arne Lohmann(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 29. September 2014
Book
Hardback
225 pages
978-1-107-04088-5 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing on extensive corpus-based research, this book explores the nature and behavior of coordinate constructions in three case studies, covering order in copulative compounds, binomials (bare phrases), and more complex phrases. Historically, research on order in coordination has concentrated on so-called irreversible binomials, but Lohmann's research places significant focus on reversible ad hoc coordination and also presents a detailed comparison between irreversible and reversible binomials. This book uses empirical analyses to explore a wide range of factors, ranging from pragmatic to phonetic influences on the ordering process. It also offers readers a processing perspective on the results obtained, and puts forth a processing explanation for the characteristics of irreversible binomials. The book is ideal for researchers and advanced students working in English linguistics, syntax and psycholinguistics, and due to the multifactorial methodology applied it will be of particular interest to quantitatively minded corpus linguists.
Reviews / Votes
'A tour de force of modern variation linguistics - and a cutting edge demonstration of how processing affects the ordering in coordinated structures along phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic and pragmatic parameters.' Britta Mondorf, Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz, GermanyMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
14 Tables, black and white; 6 Halftones, black and white; 9 Line drawings, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-04088-5 (9781107040885)
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Person
Arne Lohmann is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of English at the University of Vienna.
Content
1. Introduction; 2. Previous research on ordering in coordinate constructions; 3. Variables and hypotheses; 4. Data and method; 5. Order of compound constituents; 6. Order of bare noun phrases (binomials); 7. Order of complex noun phrases; 8. Results; 9. A comparative discussion of the results; 10. A processing perspective; 11. Implications and outlook; 12. Summary and conclusion.