Table of contents
Foreword and acknowledgementsvii
Introduction: New approaches to old Word Class issues
PART I. Types of word classes
Carving verb classes from corpora
Classes of creation verbs
The ‘new adjectives’ of Tswana
The Chinese adjective as a word class
Qualifying modifier encoding and adjectival typology
PART II. Minor and neglected word classes
Hungarian is a classifier language
Cardinal numerals: A syntax-semantics interface analysis
On the borders of neglected word classes: From preverbs to ‘satellites’ via adverbs and particles
PART III. Across word classes
Between adjective and noun: Category/function mismatch, constructional overrides and coercion
On decategorization and its relevance in German
PART IV. Radical views: Do we really need word classes?
Word-class features and reduplicative meaning: The case of Modern Greek
Half and other unique words: Corpus patterns and lexicalist syntax
Index of languages
Index of names
Index of subjects
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