Shell Nouns In English A Personal Roundup

Schmid, Hans-Jörg (2018): Shell Nouns In English A Personal Roundup. In: Caplletra, Nr. 64: S. 109-128

Abstract

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.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften > Department 3
• Themengebiete: 400 Sprache > 400 Sprache
• ISSN: 0214-8188
• Sprache: Englisch