Corpus, cognition and causative constructions
Auteur :
Gilquin, Gaetanella
Éditeur :
Gilquin, Gaetanella
ISBN :
9789027223135
Date de publication :
28 févr. 2010
Dimensions :
24,5 x 16,4 cm
Poids :
755 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Bonaire, Saba
English causative constructions with cause, get, have and make are often mistakenly presented as (quasi-)synonymous and more or less interchangeable. This book demonstrates the value of corpus linguistics in identifying the syntactic, semantic, lexical and stylistic features that are distinctive for each of these constructions.