| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 288 pages) |
| Series |
Oxford studies in comparative syntax |
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Oxford studies in comparative syntax.
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| Contents |
Preface; Contents; 1 Preliminaries; 2 The structure of particle constructions; 3 Particles and the dative alternation; 4 Movement and structural ambiguity in double object constructions; 5 Affixal particles in applicatives and causatives; 6 Conclusions; References |
| Summary |
In this title, the author investigates the distribution and placement of verbal particles, which are words that do not change their form through inflection and do not fit easily into the established system of parts of speech. He analyses data from Norwegian, English, Dutch, German, and other languages |
| Analysis |
Grammar |
| Notes |
Rev. and updated version of the author's thesis--Leiden, 1992 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-288) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Causative (Linguistics)
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Particles.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Verb.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
94041274 |
| ISBN |
0195091353 (paperback) |
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0195358007 (electronic bk.) |
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9780195091359 (paperback) |
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9780195358001 (electronic bk.) |
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