Stretched Verb Constructions in English
1st Edition
Published on 17. January 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-415-86289-9 (ISBN)
Description
Constructions such as 'make an accusation against', or 'give one's approval for' can be seen as 'stretched' versions of simple verbs, such as 'accuse' or 'approve of'. What is the precise linguistic nature of stretched verbs, and how many basic types are there? What kinds of grammatical connections are involved, and what lexical limits are there on these constructions? What is their precise semantic value? These are some of the questions that this book sets out to answer in its investigation of stretched verb constructions.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate and Professional
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
488 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-86289-9 (9780415862899)
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Stretched Verb Constructions in English
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Content
Part 1: Defining the Field
1. Towards a Definition of 'Kindred Relations'
2. Stretched Elaborated Verb Structures
3. Using Data
Part II: Syntactic Restructuring
1. Syntactic Framework
2. Types of Restructuring
Part III: The Event Phrase
1. Eventive/Agentive Noun Phrases: Their Core
2. Eventive/Agentive Noun Phrases: Modifiers and Qualifiers
3. Agentive Adjective Phrases
Part IV: The Thin Verb
1. The Individual Thin Verbs, Their Meanings and Collocations
2. The Grammatical Meanings of Thin Verbs Part V: The Lexical Status of Stretched Verb Constructions
1. The Semantics Of Stretched Verb Constructions
2. Stretched Verb Constructions and The Lexicon
1. Towards a Definition of 'Kindred Relations'
2. Stretched Elaborated Verb Structures
3. Using Data
Part II: Syntactic Restructuring
1. Syntactic Framework
2. Types of Restructuring
Part III: The Event Phrase
1. Eventive/Agentive Noun Phrases: Their Core
2. Eventive/Agentive Noun Phrases: Modifiers and Qualifiers
3. Agentive Adjective Phrases
Part IV: The Thin Verb
1. The Individual Thin Verbs, Their Meanings and Collocations
2. The Grammatical Meanings of Thin Verbs Part V: The Lexical Status of Stretched Verb Constructions
1. The Semantics Of Stretched Verb Constructions
2. Stretched Verb Constructions and The Lexicon