01865cam a2200325 a 4500 15685069 20170410120658.0 090403s2009 ne a b 001 0 eng 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg acquire 1 shelf copy policy default acquire 2 shelf copies policy default claim1 2010-02-19 ce04 2009-04-03 ce04 2009-04-03 ce04 2009-04-03 to Dewey bf07 2009-04-03 xe10 2010-03-10 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver. rf17 2010-04-08 Z-CipVer rf13 2010-04-09 c. 2 to BCCD 2009014291 9789027234841 (hb : alk. paper) 9027234841 (hb : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn317824679 DLC DLC BTCTA YDXCP C#P OHX DLC PE1241 .M66 2009 425/.5 22 Mondorf, Britta, 1963- More support for more-support : the role of processing constraints on the choice between synthetic and analytic comparative forms / Britta Mondorf. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2009. xi, 222 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Studies in language variation ; v. 4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-216) and indexes. Introduction -- Theoretical preliminaries -- Methodological preliminaries -- More-support in phonology -- More-support in morphology -- More-support in the lexicon -- More-support in syntax -- More-support in semantics -- More-support in pragmatics/iconicity -- The emergence of more-support in diachrony -- More-support in British and American English -- Conclusion -- Theoretical implications and outlook -- References. English language Comparison. English language Adjective. Comparison (Grammar) Studies in language variation ; v. 4.