Download or read book Possessives in English written by John R. Taylor and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taylor provides an in-depth analysis of possessive constructions in English in terms of Cognitive Grammar, as developed by Ronald Langacker and others. He also provides a wide-ranging critique of alternative analyses, especially those derived from the Chomskyan school.