Table of contents
List of Abbreviationsix
Prefacexi
1 Introduction1
2 Syntactic and Descriptive Approaches to Noun Modification11
2.1 Syntactic Studies12
2.2 Descriptive Approach33
3 Construal and the Variety of Noun-Modifying Constructions: Description and Framework37
3.1 The Need for a Theory of Construal37
3.2 Frame Semantics and a Framework for the Present Study54
4 Analysis of Noun-Modifying Constructions I: CH-type77
4.1 “Relative Clause” Constructions78
4.2 Other Possible Relationships between Noun and Clause103
4.3 Summary133
5 Analysis of Noun-Modifying Constructions II: NH-type and CNH-type135
5.1 Noun Host Type Constructions135
5.2 Clause and Noun Host Type (CNH-type) Constructions148
5.3 Summary162
6 Conclusion165
6.1 The Frame-Semantic Analysis of Noun-Modifying Constructions165
6.2 The Applications of Frame Semantics167
6.3 Further Directions in the Study of NMCs168
Notes173
Bibliography191
Index205
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