Possessives in English

Possessives in English
  • Author: John R. Taylor
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
  • ISBN: 0198299826
  • Category: Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Page: 368
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Proposing a unitary account of the possessive morpheme, this work takes "Cognitive Grammar", as developed by Ronald Langacker as its theoretical framework. It introduces the conceptual apparatus of the theory, and develops an account of the full range of possessive constructions in English.

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