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OverviewAdjectives are the third most important class of words (after verbs and nouns), yet this is the first book-length study in English of this central grammatical category. In it English adjectives are described within a framework which unifies semantics and syntax; this has important implications for the modelling of lexis in general. It has long been a principle of systemic functional linguistics - the theory in which the description is set - that lexis should be treated, in Halliday's words, as 'most delicate grammar'. Until now, this challenging concept has never been explored and tested for more than a few small areas of lexis. The research reported here is the first large-scale test of this hypothesis. After a thorough survey of the relevant literature, Gordon Tucker provides a linguistic description of the meanings and forms of the adjectives themselves, the structures that occur around them, and the functions that such units perform as elements of other units (such as the clause and the nominal group). The Lexicogrammar of Adjectives constitutes a major descriptive addition to our knowledge of the value of'lexis as most delicate grammar'. It is a major contribution to the theoretical modelling of language in general and of words in particular. Its conclusions are important both for systemic functional linguistics and for linguistic theory in general. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Gordon H. TuckerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.510kg ISBN: 9780304339037ISBN 10: 0304339032 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 01 May 1999 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English Table of ContentsApproaches to lexis in systemic functional linguistics; adjectives in English; the Cardiff Systemic Functional Grammar; a functional syntax of adjectives - the quality group; system networks and lexis; the system network for quality; aspects of the lexicogrammar of quality; the syntactic environment of the quality group.ReviewsAuthor InformationGordon H. Tucker is Associate Researcher at Cardiff University, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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