A Valency Dictionary of English

A Corpus-Based Analysis of the Complementation Patterns of English Verbs, Nouns and Adjectives
1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-3-11-017194-5
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 40, 961 Seiten, Format (B × H): 215 mm x 286 mm, Gewicht: 2665 g

Reihe: Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL]

This dictionary provides a valency description of English verbs, nouns and adjectives. Each entry contains a comprehensive list of the complementation patterns identified on the basis of the largest corpus of English available at the present time. All examples are taken directly from the COBUILD/Birmingham corpus. The valency description comprises statements about the quantitative valency of the lexical units established, an inventory of their obligatory, contextually optional and purely optional complements as well as systematic information on the semantic and collocational properties of the complements. An outline of the model of valency theory used in this dictionary is provided in the introduction.

Zielgruppe

All Users of English, Scholars, Psycho- and Neurolinguists interested in the Structure of the Mental Lexicon, Libraries, Academic Institutes

Autoren/Hrsg.

Herbst, Thomas

Heath, David

Roe, Ian F.

Götz, Dieter

Weitere Mitwirkende

Klotz, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Grammatik, Syntax, Morphologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Lexikologie, Lexikographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I A brief guide to the Valency Dictionary of English - The functions of this dictionary - The structure of the dictionary - Complement inventory - The pattern-and-examples section - The note block - Idiomatic phrasal verbs section
II Valency theory and the Valency Dictionary of English - Introduction - Valency theory and lexicography - The basic assumptions of valency theory: complements and adjuncts - The form of the complements - Semantic and lexical aspects of complements - Obligatory and optional complements - Valency patterns in this dictionary - Information on meaning in this dictionary - Further information about this dictionary - Final remarks
Bibliography Dictionary

Über Autor(innen)

Thomas Herbst, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany; David Heath, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany; Ian F. Roe, University of Reading, UK; Dieter Götz, University of Augsburg, Germany.