Shell nouns in English – a personal roundup

• Schmid, Hans-Jörg ^[1]
  1. [1] Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

     Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

     Kreisfreie Stadt München, Alemania

     
• Localización: Caplletra: revista internacional de filología, ISSN 0214-8188, Nº. 64, 2018, págs. 109-128
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.7203/caplletra.64.11368
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Els encapsuladors en anglès: Una síntesi personal
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    Els encapsuladors en anglès – una síntesi personal Aquest treball ofereix una retrospectiva personal sobre la noció i el fenomen discursiu de shell noun (o encapsulador, literalment nom closca). Després d’una breu introducció, discutirem alguns aspectes terminològics i metodològics i efectuarem algunes remarques sobre la classificació dels usos dels encapsuladors. Finalment, aportarem una revisió d’investigacions recents sobre l’origen i el desenvolupament diacrònic dels encapsuladors i de les construccions encapsuladores, i discutirem una sèrie de noves aportacions en l’estudi de l’encapsulació des de la introducció del concepte en els anys 90 del segle passat.

  • English

    This paper provides a somewhat personal retrospect on work on the notion and phenomenon of shell noun. After a brief introduction I will discuss some terminological and methodological issues. Following some remarks on the classification of shell noun uses I will then report on recent work into the origin and diachronic development of shell nouns and shell-noun constructions, and discuss a number of other advances in the study of shell nouns since their introduction in the 1990s.

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