Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Figures
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Zones, and types of order
- 3 Semantic explanation of unmarked order across the zones
- 4 Syntactic explanation of unmarked order across the zones
- 5 Unmarked order within the Classifier zone
- 6 Free order
- 7 Marked order
- 8 Historical explanation of premodifier order
- 9 Supporting explanations of premodifier order
- 10 Discussion
- 11 Conclusion
- References
- Index
9 - Supporting explanations of premodifier order
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 October 2011
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Figures
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Zones, and types of order
- 3 Semantic explanation of unmarked order across the zones
- 4 Syntactic explanation of unmarked order across the zones
- 5 Unmarked order within the Classifier zone
- 6 Free order
- 7 Marked order
- 8 Historical explanation of premodifier order
- 9 Supporting explanations of premodifier order
- 10 Discussion
- 11 Conclusion
- References
- Index
Summary
Introduction
The argument in the book so far, from synchronic and diachronic semantics and syntax, leaves several areas of language not discussed. This chapter argues that scholars’ knowledge of those areas supports the explanations given previously, completing and integrating the argument of the book as a whole.
Section 9.2 deals with psycholinguistics, §9.3 with discourse structure, §9.4 with language acquisition, and §9.5 with morphology and phonology.
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- Premodifiers in EnglishTheir Structure and Significance, pp. 201 - 218Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011