Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Formulaic Language
- 2 Cultural Context and Diachrony
- 3 The Data, the Community and a Data-Led Identification of MWEs
- 4 MWEs in Written German
- 5 Culture As Motivator of Change
- 6 Cultural Motivation in Context
- Conclusions
- Appendix A Filter Entries
- Appendix B Rater Guidelines on Semantic Unity
- References
- Index
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 April 2020
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Formulaic Language
- 2 Cultural Context and Diachrony
- 3 The Data, the Community and a Data-Led Identification of MWEs
- 4 MWEs in Written German
- 5 Culture As Motivator of Change
- 6 Cultural Motivation in Context
- Conclusions
- Appendix A Filter Entries
- Appendix B Rater Guidelines on Semantic Unity
- References
- Index
Summary
The introduction takes a look at an item of formulaic language (die Forderung nach X [the demand for X]), the development of which is closely linked to cultural change. It uses this example to introduce the aims of the study and gives an overview of the book.
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- Formulaic Language and Linguistic ChangeA Data-Led Approach, pp. 1 - 6Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020