Corpus, Cognition and Causative Constructions |
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| Author:
| Gilquin, Gaëtanelle |
| Series title: | Studies in Corpus Linguistics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-272-8849-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2010 |
| Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $149.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.