Corpus Interrogation and Grammatical Patterns
Edited by Kristin Davidse, Caroline Gentens, Lobke Ghesquière and Lieven Vandelanotte
[Studies in Corpus Linguistics, 63] 2014. viii, 358 pp.
Tinne Van Rompaey
List of John Benjamins publications for which Tinne Van Rompaey plays a role.
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Subjects Corpus linguistics | Syntax | Theoretical linguistics
Articles
2019 The VocabLab tests: The development of an English and French vocabulary test ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics 170:1, pp. 53–78 | Article
This study describes the development of an English and French multiple choice vocabulary test – the VocabLab tests – that measure learners’ knowledge at four frequency levels up to the most frequent 5,000 words: the 2,000-level, 3,000-level, 4,000-level, and the 5,000-level. The two tests aimed… read more
2015 Lexicalization and grammaticalization: The case of the verbo-nominal expressions be on the/one’s way/road Functions of Language 22:2, pp. 232–263 | Article
In this article we show that verbo-nominal expressions be on the/one’s way/road emerged as lexical composite predicates in Old English. These templates came to be elaborated by directional adjuncts, adjuncts describing states or events, and purpose clauses. In Late Modern English, the structure… read more
2012 On ways of being on the way: Lexical, complex preposition and aspect marker uses International Journal of Corpus Linguistics 17:2, pp. 229–258 | Article
This article presents a case study of a set of constructions containing the related way-nouns road, way, track and route, exemplified by (i) the farm road to the house, (ii) A senior Soviet official is on his way to the Iraqi capital, (iii) spies Burgess and Maclean escaped from Britain en route to… read more