A valency dictionary of English : a corpus based analysis of the complementation patterns of English verbs, nouns and adjectives

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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. unique reference work with no comparable publication on the market English is the world's most important lingua franca and the most frequently learned second language

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• ISBN: 9783110171945 ; 3110171945
• Dimensions: 28 cm
• Extent: XLII, 961 S.
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Topics in English linguistics ; 40

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Englisch
• Keyword: Englisch ; Valenz

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Berlin, New York
• (who): Moutobn de Gruyter
• (when): 2004
• Contributor: Herbst, Thomas

Further information

• Table of contents: https://d-nb.info/973116617/04
• Rights: Bei diesem Objekt liegt nur das Inhaltsverzeichnis digital vor. Der Zugriff darauf ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 11.06.2025, 2:23 PM CEST