Locative alternation :: a lexical-constructional approach /

The aim of the present volume is two-fold: to give a coherent account of the locative alternation in English, and to develop a constructional theory that overcomes a number of problems in earlier constructional accounts. The lexical-constructional account proposed here is characterized by two main f...

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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins, ©2008.
Schriftenreihe:Constructional approaches to language ; v. 6.
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Zusammenfassung:The aim of the present volume is two-fold: to give a coherent account of the locative alternation in English, and to develop a constructional theory that overcomes a number of problems in earlier constructional accounts. The lexical-constructional account proposed here is characterized by two main features. On the one hand, it emphasizes the need for a detailed examination of verb meanings. On the other, it introduces lower-level constructions such as verb-class-specific constructions and verb-specific constructions, and makes full use of these lower-level constructions in accounting for alter.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 231 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789027291042
9027291047
1282105442
9781282105447
ISSN:1573-594X ;

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