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The Index Is Divided Into Two Parts Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-43146-0 - The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language Rodney Huddleston and Geoffrey K. Pullum Index More information 1779 Index The index is divided into two parts, lexical and conceptual; in addition, there are two specialised indexes given in the main text of the book, one covering the classification of catenative verbs (Ch. 14,pp.1239–40), one the inflection of verbs with simple bases (Ch. 18,pp.1608–9). In the lexical index we have in general cited lexemes (but in ordinary italics) rather than the separate inflectional forms, unless there are syntactic reasons for mentioning the latter. Thus there are no entries for took or children, which are covered under take and child respectively, in references to Ch. 18 (pp. 1567–1619). However, participial adjectives (such as distressing or worried) are listed. The number of lexical items mentioned in Ch. 19 is too large to permit them all to be included. For derivatives quoted in §5 of this chapter we have largely confined ourselves to listing the affixes; words ending in ·able, for example, will be found in the references for that heading. Similarly we have listed combining forms rather than the neo-classical compounds containing them. Other compounds cited only in the numbered displays in §4 (pp. 1644–66) are likewise not included in the index. Idioms and comparable expressions, such as cross swords with and at the behest of, are located in the alphabetical listing on the basis of the head word (cross, at). As will be clear from the discussion in the text, the listing of expressions of this kind does not imply that they form syntactic constituents. Cross-references are indicated by means of an arrow, interpreted as “see” or “see also”. They are very largely confined to the conceptual index: there is, for example, no cross-reference from conceptual ‘universal determinative’ to lexical ‘all ’ and ‘both’. Since all and both are the two universal determinatives, such a cross-reference would be entirely predictable; in cases of this kind, however, there are likely to be significantly more references under the lexical heads than under the conceptual ones. Major references (typically the topic of a chapter, section or subsection) are marked in bold face, and similarly major headings in the conceptual index are printed in bold face. The annotation ‘n’ indicates that the reference is to a footnote; it is not used if the topic is mentioned in the main text of the page concerned as well as in a footnote. References of the type ‘742–5’ indicate that the item in question is dealt with on each page within the span, whether it is a matter of a single discussion or of independent mentions. © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-43146-0 - The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language Rodney Huddleston and Geoffrey K. Pullum Index More information 1780 Lexical index a 57, 339, 353, 356, 371–3, 384, accident 957 advise 231n, 303, 840–1, 860, 997, 386–7, 389–90, 407–8, 412, accident-prone 1657 999, 1027, 1198, 1226, 1232 538–9, 566, 715, 1401, 1512, accidentally 677 advocate 1233 1514, 1613, 1618, 1718 according 564, 611, 616, 639, 661, aer(o)· 1661–3 a· 559, 567, 614, 1687–8, 1706 771 ·aesthesia 1662 ·a 1636n, 1678 accordingly 566, 779 affect 319, 976, 977, 1227 afew353, 356, 366–7, 391–2, accost 246 affirm 1233 413, 431–2, 539, 808, 816–18, account 265, 278, 629, 656 afford 1182 829, 1512 accuse 279 afloat 559, 614 ala` 635 accustom 1233 afoot 559, 1394, 1706 a little 57, 339, 353, 356, 366, accustomed 545, 559–60, 1258 aforementioned 1556 391–2, 431–2, 539, 564, 573, ache 170, 1230 afraid 542, 544, 559, 566–7, 964, 723, 725, 808, 816, 829, 1131 acknowledge 265, 279, 1111, 1147, 1016, 1258, 1536–7 abacus 1591 1232 afresh 566 abhor 1232 acoustics 347 aft 614 abide 278, 1604 acquire 309 after 135, 147, 191, 599–600, 613, ability 1259 acquit 315, 1488 641, 696–7, 971, 1008, 1011–13, ·ability 1628 across 281, 613, 641, 683, 1104, 1116, 1563 ablaze 445, 559 688n after· 1684 able 208, 559–60, 865, 940, 1258, act 279 afternoon 698, 1560 1583 actor 490 afterward(s) 615, 697, 1563 ·able 445, 1623, 1625, 1628–9, actress 490 again 566, 583, 715, 719–20, 779 1667–8, 1672, 1676, 1703, actual 557–8 against 311, 317, 543n, 613, 657, 1706–7 actually 582 683, 837, 1184 abled 1637 actuate 1428n agara· 1662 aboard 281, 613–14 ·acy 1674, 1704–5 age 1139, 1598 abound 318 ad 1634, 1636 ·age 1676, 1700 about 212n, 271, 281, 431, 543, add 958, 1027 agenda 348, 1590, 1592 568, 570, 584, 613, 641, 658, addendum 1592 aggressive 1625 976, 978–9, 993, 1131, additional 353–4 aggrieved 543 1258 address 279, 440 aghast 543, 559, 566 above 613, 683, 1555–6 adept 543 agitate 234 above-mentioned 1555–6 adieu 1593 agleam 559 abreast 614, 639 adjacent 610 aglimmer 559 abroad 614, 683 adjacently 605 aglitter 559 absent 610, 1394, 1488 administration 503 aglow 559 absolute 531 admire 321 ago 632, 695–6, 1268n, 1453, 1562, absolutely 432, 437, 583, 721, 1169 admission 965 1563 abstain 657 admit 160, 860, 896, 959, 1008, agog 559, 654 abstention 657 1027, 1111, 1232 ·agogue 1662 abstract 1639 admonish 303 agree 279–80, 661, 959, 976, 979, absurd 836 adopt 279 999, 1027, 1182, 1209n, 1230, absurdly 771 adorn 316, 320 1527–9 ·acanth 1662 adrift 614 agreement 965, 999 accent 1638 advantage 335 ah 1361 accept 279, 958, 963, 1233 advice 999, 1259 ahead 281, 604, 614, 639, 659, acceptable 1111 advisable 840, 999 1562 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-43146-0 - The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language Rodney Huddleston and Geoffrey K. Pullum Index More information Lexical index 1781 ·aholic 1637 although 634, 638, 641, 734–7, anxious 544, 979, 999, 1215, aid 335, 1233 971, 1008, 1013n, 1262, 1267, 1257–8, 1583 aid and abet 1287 1291–2, 1311 any 60, 198n, 338, 356, 359–63, aim 160, 1230, 1259 altogether 437, 566, 584, 721, 1169 380–5, 387, 389, 401, 413–14, ain’t 1611–12 alumna, alumnus 1590–1 431, 507, 539, 549, 564, 573, ajar 559 always 166–7, 358, 438, 566, 616, 808, 813–14, 816, 822–9, 831–2, akin 559 707, 715–19, 782 987, 1054, 1060, 1062, 1075, ·al 557, 1669, 1671, 1700, 1707–8, amaze 303, 836, 976 1101, 1131, 1145, 1166, 1297, 1710 amazed 543, 964, 976, 1583 1512, 1515 alarm 308 amazing 772, 976, 982, 985, 992, any longer 60, 710–12, 822–3, 831, alarmed 543, 1441 1405, 1583 1522 alarming 1394 amazingly 583, 771–2 any more 710–12, 823, 831 alas 1361 ambulatory 543 anybody 423, 522, 823, 831, 885 albeit 736, 738 amends 343–4 anyhow 566, 833 alert 303 American 566 anyone 60, 423, 528, 745, 823, alga, algae 348, 1591 amid(st) 635 831, 1473 alibi 1579 amoeba 1591 anyplace 831 alienated 544 among(st) 635–6 anything 423–4, 813–15, 823, 831, alight 559 amount 351 885, 901, 1053–4, 1146 alike 559, 568, 1160 ample 1583 anything like 1159–60 alive 445, 559, 566 amuse 234, 303, 308, 320, 957, anytime 831–2 all 39, 102, 339, 356, 358–67, 1008, 1252 anyway 566, 779 374–7, 382, 411, 413–14, amused 543, 964, 1583, 1644 anywhere 423, 823, 831 419–20, 428, 430–3, 438, 483, amusing 1583, 1644 apace 566 502, 515, 539, 549, 564, 573, ·an 1691, 1694 Apache 1589 645, 707, 796, 807–8, 1053–4, ·ana 1670 apart 281, 614, 631, 640, 657, 1146, 1166, 1192, 1293, 1297, analysis 294–5, 1593 1268n 1325, 1401, 1512 anarchic 809 apeman 1648 all but 437, 723 ·ance 1700 apex 1592 all of 431 ancillary 531 aplenty 560 all over 645 ·ancy 1628, 1705 apologies 343 all the same 1545n and 66, 507–8, 844n, apologise 660, 860 all the world over 632 1275–92 passim, 1293–1304, appall 234, 320 allege 958, 1233 1323–50passim, 1613 apparent 445, 557, 957, 1253 allegedly 769, 1538 and/or 1307n, 1329 apparently 768–9 allergic 545 andr(o)· 1661 appeal 279, 292, 294, 1235 allied 545 anew 566 appear 79, 207, 233, 263, 530, allo· 1663 angel 490, 1303 769, 840, 896, 960, 1008, 1111, allow 208, 309, 311, 656, 841, 997, angl(o)· 1662–3, 1625 1152, 1198, 1215, 1227, 1402, 999, 1111, 1233–4 angrily 672–3 1407, 1536 allowing 611, 640 angry 543, 545, 661, 964, 1008, appendix 1592 allude 219 1010, 1583 application 1259 almost 57, 383, 431, 437, 532, ankle-deep 1657 apply 660, 1209n, 1230, 1488 562–3, 566, 579, 584, 720, 723, announce 309, 959, 1008, 1233 appoint 253, 265, 279, 1233 1140, 1142, 1166, 1169 annoy 234, 860 appointment 1259 alms 343 annoyed 543, 545, 964, 1258 appreciate 321, 1193, 1232 almshouse 1649 annoyingly 562–3, 572, 771 apprehension 980 aloft 614 another 339, 353–4, 356, 391, 539, apprise 659 alone 436, 529, 559, 568, 587, 1512, 1518n, 1548 appropriate 999, 1002 591–2 answer 294, 301, 661, 1027 appropriately 771 along 281, 567, 613, 687, 689 answer back 286 approve 659, 1433 along with 1305n, 1318 answerable 544–5, 661 approximately 431, 1131 alongside 613, 639 ·ant 1628, 1708 April 1560–1 aloud 566 antagonistic 545 apropos 613 alphabetical 531 ante· 738n, 1683 apt 559, 1215, 1258, 1584n already 60, 212n, 566, 576, 580, antenna 1591 aqua· 1664 583, 710–13, 745, 822, 829, anterior 1130 aquarium 1592 831, 885 anthrop(o)· 1661–4 ·ar 557, 1707–8 also 566, 570, 586–8, 592–3, 778, anti· 1325, 1624n, 1640, 1662n, arc 1598n 1314–15, 1337 1663–4, 1690 arch· 1665, 1667, 1679 alter 317, 319 anticipate 840, 1111, 1232 archae(o)· 1663 alternatively 775, 778, 1337 antithesis 1593 arche· 1662 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-43146-0 - The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language Rodney Huddleston and Geoffrey K.
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