A Cognitive-Functional Approach to Nominalization in English: 26 (Cognitive Linguistics Research [CLR], 26) - Hardcover

Heyvaert

 
9783110178098: A Cognitive-Functional Approach to Nominalization in English: 26 (Cognitive Linguistics Research [CLR], 26)

Synopsis

The main objective of the book is to present a systematic account of the constructional mechanisms that underlie deverbal nominalization. Such an account strongly calls for a functional rather than purely structural approach because nominalizations are basically functional re-classifications of verbal predicates into nominal constructions. The argument is fortyfied by a detailed discussion of a number of nominalization systems (i.e. deverbal -er nominalizations, gerundive nominals and that-nominalizations). This book is of interest to all researchers in cognitive and functional linguistics.

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About the Author

Liesbet Heyvaert teaches at the University of Leuven, Belgium.

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