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Author / Creator:	Kuzar, Ron, 1947-
Imprint:	Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012.
Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 254 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Constructional approaches to language, 1573-594X ; v. 12 Constructional approaches to language ; v. 12.
Subject:	English language -- Grammar, Comparative -- Hebrew. Hebrew language -- Grammar, Comparative -- English. English language -- Grammar, Comparative -- Hebrew. Hebrew language -- Grammar, Comparative -- English. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11167987

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ISBN:	9789027273314 9027273316 9789027204349 9027204349 9027204349 9781283894913 1283894912
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Summary:	Sentence Patterns in English and Hebrew offers an innovative perspective on sentential syntax, in which sentence patterns are introduced as constructions within the general framework of Construction Grammar. Drawing on naturally occurring data collected from the Internet, the study challenges the prevailing view of predication as the sole mechanism of sentence formation, and introduces the idea of patterning as a complementary, sometimes even alternative mechanism. Major sentence patterns of English and Hebrew are systematically presented, targeting both their form and their function. A contra.
Other form:	Print version: Kuzar, Ron, 1947- Sentence patterns in English and Hebrew. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012

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