Taking a multi-theoretical approach, this book offers the first in-depth study of the function and development of evaluative of-binomials.

The binomial noun phrase, or of-binomial, is an important phenomenon in the English language. Defined as a noun phrase that contains two related nouns, linked b

Building on a substantial earlier literature, the chapters in this volume further advance knowledge and understanding of properties of the noun phrase in Englis

Binomials, such as for and against, dead or alive, to have and to hold, can be broadly defined as two words belonging to the same grammatical category and linke

This book focuses on binomials (word pairs such as heart and soul, rich and poor, or if and when), and in particular on the degree of reversibility that English