Lessons on the Noun Phrase in English
From Representation to Reference
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2009
- Subjects
- General
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780773576438
- Publish Date
- Sep 2009
- List Price
- $49.95
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Description
Distinguishing the components that make up the meaning of a noun enables us to understand what permits us to say "Ground temperature plus one degrees," or to invent "small is beautiful." A careful look at the meaning and role of -'s and of words like a/the, any/some, this/that, often found in noun phrases, reveals how they refer to the speaker's message. Examining pronouns pin-points the fundamental role of the representation of a grammatical person in all noun phrases.
About the author
Walter Hirtle is professeur associé at l’Université Laval, Quebec City, and the author of several books, including Lessons on the English Verb: No Expression without Representation and Language in the Mind: An Introduction to Guillaume's Theory.