E-Book, Englisch, 464 Seiten
Hirtle Lessons on the Noun Phrase in English
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-7735-7643-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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From Representation to Reference
E-Book, Englisch, 464 Seiten
ISBN: 978-0-7735-7643-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
While ordinary speakers - and some linguists - assume we have a mental dictionary stocked with words ready for use, Walter Hirtle shows that this view leads to contradictions. Focusing on the English noun with its modifiers and determiners, he proposes a radically different approach, arguing that a word's meaning is formed from formative elements each time we use it.