| A Constructional Approach to Resultatives Contributor(s): Boas, Hans C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1575864088 ISBN-13: 9781575864082 Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Informat OUR PRICE: $31.68 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2003 Annotation: Providing a unified solution within the frameworks of Construction Grammar and Frame Semantics, Hans Boas develops an account of resultative constructions in English by grouping them in two classes: conventionalized and non-conventionalized. The usage-based model used here proposes that each particular sense of a verb constitutes a conventionalized mini-construction, which is crucial information for the licensing of arguments. In contrast, verbs in non-conventionalized resultative constructions can acquire a novel meaning and thereby a new syntactic frame. English and German resultatives are compared to illustrate the distinct lexical polysemy networks of English and German verbs. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation |
| Dewey: 425 |
| LCCN: 2003010621 |
| Series: Stanford Monographs in Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.04" W x 9.12" (1.23 lbs) 400 pages |