Category Neutrality |
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| Author:
| Whitman, Neal
Whitman, Neil |
| Series title: | Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-280-23633-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $121.00 |
Book Description:
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It has been claimed that 'category neutrality' where a word or a phrase is used simultaneously with more than one syntactic category, does not exist. This work shows that it does exist in English. This work not only challenges the current thinking, but also raises foundational questions about the nature of ambiguity.
It has been claimed that 'category neutrality' where a word or a phrase is used simultaneously with more than one syntactic category, does not exist. This work shows that it does exist in English. This work not only challenges the current thinking, but also raises foundational questions about the nature of ambiguity.