External arguments in transitivity alternations : a layering approach /
This work is an exploration of the syntax of external arguments in transitivity alternations from a cross-linguistic perspective. It uses data principally from English, German, and Greek to investigate the causative/anti-causative alternation and the formation of adjectival participles.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ;
55. Oxford linguistics. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This work is an exploration of the syntax of external arguments in transitivity alternations from a cross-linguistic perspective. It uses data principally from English, German, and Greek to investigate the causative/anti-causative alternation and the formation of adjectival participles. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 232 pages .) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0191757438 9780191757433 9780191664977 0191664979 |