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What makes the noun phrase 'the man I saw' more complex than 'the man'? This book explores that question.
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The book is based on a detailed corpus-based investigation of the structure of noun phrases (NPs) in Singaporean English and Kenyan English with the aim of dete
Grammatical Complexity in Academic English
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Using corpus-based analyses, the book challenges widely held beliefs about grammatical complexity, academic writing, and linguistic change in written English.
A Grammar of Darma
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A Grammar of Darma provides the first comprehensive description of this Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Uttarakhand, India. The analysis is informed by a funct
The English Noun Phrase
Language: en
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Authors: Evelien Keizer
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-08-09 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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English has an interesting variety of noun phrases, which differ greatly in structure. Examples are 'binominal' (two-noun) phrases ('a beast of a party'); posse