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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    non sort: The
    title: function and use of TO and OF in multi-word units
  name:
    name part: Pace-Sigge, Michael
    name part: 1970-
    role:
      role term: creator
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: nyu
    date issued: 2015
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: xv, 171 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
  abstract: The highly frequent word items TO and OF are often conceived merely as prepositions, carrying little meaning in themselves. This book disputes that notion by analysing the usage patterns found for OF and TO in different sets of text corpora. Looking at historical roots and earlier corpus linguistic research, this study demonstrates that both OF and TO have clear semantic and pragmatic functions. The book analyzes corpora from three types of text, spoken, semi-prepared spoken such as speeches and written fiction to explore how the two words are used in English overall and what genre-specific characteristics stand out.
  table of contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. The Background -- 3. OF and TO Usage in Fiction. -- 4. OF and TO in Semi-prepared Speech -- 5. Usage in Spoken Texts -- 6. Usage patterns for OF and TO in British English -- 7. Implications for the Teaching of English -- 8. Conclusion.
  note: Michael Pace-Sigge, University of Eastern Finland.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    topic: Grammar, Comparative and general
    topic: Prepositions
  subject:
    topic: Grammar, Comparative and general
    topic: Syntax
  subject:
    topic: Functional discourse grammar
  subject:
    topic: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation
  subject:
    topic: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative
  subject:
    topic: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Morphology
  classification: P285 .P33 2015
  classification: 425/.7
  identifier: 9781137470300 (hardback)
  identifier: 1137470305 (hardback)
  identifier: 2015018333
  record info:
    record content source: DLC
    record creation date: 150622
    record change date: 20170928104633.0
    record identifier: in00003596377