{"product_id":"composite-predicates-in-english-processes-of-specialization-hardback-9781107155640","title":"Composite Predicates in English; Processes of Specialization (Hardback) 9781107155640","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eComposite Predicates in English\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eProcesses of Specialization\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBased on large-scale corpus analyses, this book explores why some composite predicates in English specialize over time while others don't.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEva Berlage (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107155640, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 May 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e235 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 1.9 cm, 0.49 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eComposite Predicates (CPs) are of particular interest to linguists in that only some of them are semantically restricted in present-day English, while others are not. This book explores the semantic-syntactic evolution of twenty-four different CPs in English from the sixteenth to twentieth centuries, showing why some specialize over time while others do not. It highlights that the semantic scope and evolution of the morphologically and semantically related simple verb acts as a powerful predictor of whether or not a CP becomes semantically restricted in the course of time. In all those cases where CPs undergo specialization, semantic changes take place earlier than syntactic ones. Finally, large-scale corpus-analyses reveal that the CPs, which, in comparison to their morphologically simple verbs, can be considered analytic constructions, decrease from the nineteenth to twentieth century or show consistently low frequencies. This finding runs counter to the trend of English to become increasingly analytic.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAbbreviations and symbols\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The evolution of CPs: theories, concepts and their relevance\u003cbr\u003e 3. The CPs under investigation, the simple verbs and the hypotheses\u003cbr\u003e 4. Methodology\u003cbr\u003e 5. The evolution of the simple verbs\u003cbr\u003e 6. The semantic evolution of type-I-CPs\u003cbr\u003e 7. The semantic evolution of type-II-CPs\u003cbr\u003e 8. Syntactic changes and a comparison of semantic and syntactic changes\u003cbr\u003e 9. Theoretical discussion\u003cbr\u003e 10. Conclusion and outlook.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Grammar, syntax \u0026amp; morphology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Grammar, syntax \u0026amp; morphology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Grammar,%20syntax%20\u0026amp;%20morphology%20%5BCFK%5D%22\"\u003eCFK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415680905496,"sku":"9781107155640","price":81.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781107155640i.jpg?v=1784422829","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/composite-predicates-in-english-processes-of-specialization-hardback-9781107155640","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}