Type noun uses in the English NP: A case of right to left layering KU Leuven
This article addresses the relatively neglected question of identifying and characterizing the various uses of sort, kind and type in the English NP. It does so on the basis of close analysis of a set of data extracted from the Times. The proposed description refers to the general functions fulfilled by elements of the NP, which, from right to left, form an objective – subjective continuum. At the same time, we characterize the specific ...