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

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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.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 465 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:9780262295482
0262295482
9780262296229
0262296225
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/9780262014816.001.0001