Edge-based clausal syntax : a study of (mostly) English object structure /

In this volume, Paul Postal rejects the notion that an English phrase of the form [V + DP] invariably involves a grammatical relation properly chracterized as a 'direct object'. He argues instead that at least three distinct relations occur in such a structure.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Postal, Paul Martin, 1936-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2010.
Subjects:	Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax. Grammar, Comparative and general > Clauses. English language > Syntax. English language > Clauses. LINGUISTICS & LANGUAGE/General Electronic books.
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