Phrasal type shifting

Language Log 2013-04-22

Summary:

David Craig points out an interesting usage in today's Frazz: "They're for just because."I discussed the process of turning phrases into modifiers in "Phrasally grateful", 10/18/2007:If you run out of conventional adjectives and adverbs, the English language stands ready to help. Just package an evocative phrase or two with an appropriate prosodic inflection, and you're [...]

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http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4580

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Authors:

Mark Liberman

Date tagged:

04/22/2013, 11:33

Date published:

04/21/2013, 20:18