The Status and Development of N+N Sequences in Contemporary English Noun Phrases

Pastor-Gomez (English, Galician School of Higher Studies in Hotel Management) examines the status, evolution, and use of N+N structures or sequences, i.e., noun phrase structures such as "university library" in which a noun functions as a premodifier within the structure. In terms of status, she argues that N+N structures are syntactic constructs, rather than morphological compounds as other scholars might have it. Evolution she addresses in terms of the process of lexicalization and the acquisition of morphological, semantic, and orthographic properties. Finally, in terms of use, she aims to demonstrate that several different variables--text category, speech community, time period, and mode--are in operation. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Iria Pastor-Gomez studied English Language and Literature at the University of Santiago de Compostela and obtained her MA in 2000. She also holds an MA Degree in Journalism and Communication Studies (2002). In December 2009 she received her PhD in English Linguistics and works now as a Lecturer of English at the Galician School of Higher Studies in Hotel Management, attached to the University of Santiago de Compostela.