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Author Ernst, Thomas Boyden

Title The syntax of adjuncts / Thomas Ernst
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 555 pages) : illustrations
Series Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 96
Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 96.
Contents Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 The Semantics of Predicational Adverbs; 3 The Scopal Basis of Adverb Licensing; 4 Arguments for Right-Adjunction; 5 Noncanonical Orders and the Structure of VP; 6 Event-Internal Adjuncts; 7 Adjunct Licensing in the AuxRange; 8 Adjuncts in Clause-Initial Projections; 9 Conclusions and Prospects; Notes; References; Name Index; Languages Index; Subject Index
Summary "This book proposes a theory of the distribution of adverbial adjuncts in a Principles and Parameters framework, claiming that there are a few syntactic principles specific to adverbials; rather, for the most part, adverbials adjoin freely to any projection. Adjuncts' possible hierarchical positions are determined by whether they can receive a proper interpretation, according to their selectional (including scope) requirements and general compositional rules, while linear order is determined by hierarchical position along with a system of directionality principles and morphological weight, both of which apply generally to adjuncts and all other syntactic elements. A wide range of adverbial types is analyzed; predicational adverbs (such as manner, and modal adverbs), domain expressions like financially, temporal, frequency, duration, and focusing adverbials; participant PP's (e.g. locatives and benefactives); resultative and conditional clauses, and others, taken primarily from English, Chinese, French, and Italian, with occasional reference to others (such as German and Japanese)."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-531) and indexes
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Subject Grammar, Comparative and general -- Adverbials.
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Adjuncts.
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax.
Semantics.
Semantics
semantics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Adjuncts
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Adverbials
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax
Semantics
Adverbiale
Verbalsatz
Wortstellung
X-Bar-Syntax
Adjunkt Linguistik
GB-Theorie
Syntaxis.
Bijwoordelijke bepalingen.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 00065144
ISBN 0511019297
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