Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgements V
3. Contents VII
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I. Synchrony
6. Chapter 1. A functional-cognitive model of the English NP 13
7. Chapter 2. The English NP: Structure, order and the role of (inter)subjectivity 51
8. Part II. Diachrony
9. Chapter 3. (Inter)subjectification and grammaticalization: Pathways of change in the English NP 81
10. Part III. The case studies
11. Chapter 4. Data and methods 113
12. Chapter 5. The completeness adjectives 123
13. Chapter 6. The specificity adjectives 179
14. Chapter 7. Such, zulk and what 209
15. Chapter 8. Old and little: subjective compounds 253
16. Summary Towards a reconciliation of synchrony and diachrony 277
17. References 287
18. Subject index 305