The Unaccusativity Puzzle: Explorations of the Syntax-Lexicon Interface - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0199257647 ISBN 13 : 9780199257645

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2004

Synopsis

The phenomenon of unaccusativity is a central focus for the study of the complex properties of verb classes. The Unaccusative Hypothesis, first formulated in 1978, claimed that there are two classes of intransitive verbs, the unaccusative (Jill arrived) and the unergative or agentive (Jill sings). The hypothesis has provided a rich context for debating whether syntactic behaviour is semantically or lexically determined, the consequence of syntactic context, or a combination of these factors. No consensus has been reached. This book combines contemporary approaches to the subject with several papers that have achieved a significant status even though formally unpublished.

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Revue de presse

...a very valuable volume on the topic of unaccusativity. The editors have introduced expertly the volume, the phenomenon, and its analyses. (Werner Abraham Language)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0199257647
• ISBN 13: 9780199257645
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Éditeur: Alexiadou Artemis, Anagnostopoulou Elena, Everaert Martin
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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