A Valency Dictionary of English : : A Corpus-Based Analysis of the Complementation Patterns of English Verbs, Nouns and Adjectives / / Thomas Herbst, David Heath, Dieter Götz, Ian F. Roe.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• VerfasserIn: Herbst, Thomas,; Götz, Dieter,; Heath, David,; Roe, Ian F.,
• MitwirkendeR: Klotz, Michael,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2013]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] , 40
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (961 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; I A brief guide to the Valency Dictionary of English --; II Valency theory and the Valency Dictionary of English A few remarks on the linguistic and lexicographical principles --; Dictionary --; A --; Β --; C --; D --; E --; F --; G --; H --; I --; J --; κ --; L --; M --; Ν --; O --; Ρ --; Q --; R --; S --; T --; U --; V --; W --; Z --; Approaches to the dictionary --; Important symbols occurring in this dictionary
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110892581; 9783110238570; 9783110238457; 9783110636970; 9783110742961
• ISSN: 1434-3452
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110892581
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Thomas Herbst, David Heath, Dieter Götz, Ian F. Roe.

This dictionary provides a valency description of English verbs, nouns and adjectives. Each entry contains a comprehensive list of the complementation patterns identified on the basis of the largest corpus of English available at the present time. All examples are taken directly from the COBUILD/Birmingham corpus. The valency description comprises statements about the quantitative valency of the lexical units established, an inventory of their obligatory, contextually optional and purely optional complements as well as systematic information on the semantic and collocational properties of the complements. An outline of the model of valency theory used in this dictionary is provided in the introduction.