Subject: new books in syntax and morphology

prepositions and particles in english : a discourse - functional account elizabeth m . o'dowd , st michael 's college , vermont elizabeth m . o'dowd offers a new , discourse-functional account of the categories " preposition " and " particle " in english . she explains why certain words have membership in both categories , and solves many intriguing puzzles long associated with the syntax and semantics of these words . based on linguistic data extracted from a series of actual conversations , o'dowd provides new insights into how prepositions and particles are used , and how their meanings can change across different discourse contexts over time . july 1998 232 pp . 0-19 - 511102 - 8 $ 65 . 00 oxford university press _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for more information about linguistics titles from oxford : visit the oxford university press usa web site at http : / / www . oup-usa . org or e-mail : linguistics @ oup-usa . org
