English Comparative Correlatives. Diachronic and Synchronic Variation at the Lexicon-Syntax Interface, Paperback/Thomas Hoffmann

Investigates the change and evolution of a fascinating English construction - comparative correlatives (e.g. the more you eat, the fatter you get). This book will appeal to scholars and advanced students in English linguistics, grammar, syntax, and the history of the English language. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Author(s): Thomas Hoffmann Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises; 59 Tables, unspecified Number of pages: 277 Collection: Studies in English Language Publication date: 2021 Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 22 Cover type: Paperback / softback