Review published In:
The Structure of the English NP: Synchronic and diachronic explorationsEdited by Kristin Davidse
[Functions of Language 23:1] 2016
► pp. 142–147
Edited by Kristin Davidse
[Functions of Language 23:1] 2016
► pp. 142–147
Book review
. Signalling Nouns in English: A Corpus-Based Discourse Approach. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015. xviii + 286 pp. ISBN 978-1-107-02211-9(hb)
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