| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 231 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Constructional approaches to language, 1573-594X ; v. 6 |
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Constructional approaches to language ; v. 6. 1573-594X
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| Contents |
Locative Alternation; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Two previous analyses; Chapter 3. A lexical-constructional account of the locative alternation; Chapter 4. More on the location-as-object variant; Chapter 5. Another look at putative non-alternating cases; Chapter 6. The locative alternation and verb meaning; Chapter 7. Types of verb meaning and types of alternation; Chapter 8. Further issues; Chapter 9. The locative alternation with verbs of removal; Chapter 10. Morphologically complex cases |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Locative constructions.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Verb.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Syntax.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Locative constructions
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Verb
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789027291042 |
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9027291047 |
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1282105442 |
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9781282105447 |
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