Bibliograph

The myth of the zero article, Leszek Berezowski

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The myth of the zero article, Leszek Berezowski

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The myth of the zero article

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

270131558

Responsibility statement

Leszek Berezowski

Summary

Berezowski investigates the origin of the concept of the zero article and clearly demonstrates why it is problematic. The zero article is a staple element of any description of English article usage from advanced research publications down to student grammars, but there has been very little inquiry into its meaning and its other properties. There are copious amounts of publications dealing with the definite and indefinite articles but none about the zero article. Berezowski investigates the origin of the concept of the zero article and shows that it has roots both in structural linguistics of

Table Of Contents

The origin of the concept -- The application of the zero article -- Previous accounts -- Article grammaticalization -- Singular role holders -- Corpus data analysis -- Conclusions and further research

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