The Status and Development of N+N Sequences in Contemporary English Noun Phrases Linguistic Insights Bd126 - Iria Pastor Gomez Kartoniert (TB)

This volume aims to carry out a comprehensive analysis of those nouns within the structure of the noun phrase which are referred to as N+N sequences (e.g. drug addiction computer cluster). They are studied from three perspectives namely their status as syntactic constructs their evolution as becoming morphological items through a process of lexicalisation - whereby they gradually acquire properties of a semantic morphological orthographic and phonological nature - and their use in which several variables such as speech community mode and textual category are in operation. Additionally this volume touches upon the problems in establishing clear-cut boundaries between morphology and syntax in order to define their status and evolution. A comprehensive corpus analysis rounds off the study.