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2008
Chapter 2 introduced the basic definition of a noun as a person, place, or thing. In this chapter, we will examine in more detail what constitutes the word class noun to expand our understanding of what exactly a noun encompasses. We will also discuss different types of nouns and various noun signals that can help to identify which words are ...
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Chapter 2 introduced the basic definition of a noun as a person, place, or thing. In this chapter, we will examine in more detail what constitutes the word class noun to expand our understanding of what exactly a noun encompasses. We will also discuss different types of nouns and various noun signals that can help to identify which words are ...
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Annual Review of Cognitive Linguistics, 2005
The paper makes the following novel claims: (1) the semantics of noun–noun compounds which is activated by metaphor and/or metonymy (often termed as “exocentric” compounds in linguistics and generally regarded as semantically opaque) can be accounted for within a cognitive linguistic framework, and the term “creative compound” is proposed for such ...
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The paper makes the following novel claims: (1) the semantics of noun–noun compounds which is activated by metaphor and/or metonymy (often termed as “exocentric” compounds in linguistics and generally regarded as semantically opaque) can be accounted for within a cognitive linguistic framework, and the term “creative compound” is proposed for such ...
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Noun + noun compounds in Irish placenames
Etudes Celtiques, 1981Mac Giolla Easpaig Dónall. Noun + noun compounds in Irish placenames. In: Etudes Celtiques, vol. 18, 1981. pp. 151-163.
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1967
Nouns designate "things" or abstractions. And adjectives limit nouns. This arrangement seems simple enough at the "see the red ball" level. However, when we consider the more complex subject of medical writing, we see that authors frequently misuse these parts of speech.
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Nouns designate "things" or abstractions. And adjectives limit nouns. This arrangement seems simple enough at the "see the red ball" level. However, when we consider the more complex subject of medical writing, we see that authors frequently misuse these parts of speech.
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, 2012 2002
Abstract In this chapter I address the ways in which a nominal expression can be ‘grounded’. That is, the ways in which the designated entity can be ‘located’ with respect to the speech act situation (the ‘ground’). A discussion of grounding involves examining the role of determiners and quantifiers, and other aspects of the noun phrase.
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Abstract In this chapter I address the ways in which a nominal expression can be ‘grounded’. That is, the ways in which the designated entity can be ‘located’ with respect to the speech act situation (the ‘ground’). A discussion of grounding involves examining the role of determiners and quantifiers, and other aspects of the noun phrase.
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