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Instruments and Related Concepts at the Syntax-Semantics Interface /

Instruments constitute a classic member of the thematic role inventory, yet they are usually analyzed only peripherally, taking a back seat to the more studied members such as Agent and Patient. This dissertation investigates the semantic reality behind the label instrument from the functionalist pe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Van Hooste, Koen (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Düsseldorf : düsseldorf university press, [2018]
Colección:Dissertations in language and cognition ; 5.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • List of Abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Role and Reference Grammar
  • 3 Instruments at the syntaxsemantics interface
  • 4 Semantic range of instruments, agents & forces
  • 5 Instruments and causation: A Force Dynamic view
  • 6 The Instrument-Subject Alternation and subtypes of instruments
  • 7 Delimiting instruments from instrument-like participants
  • 8 Linking semantics to syntax
  • 9 Conclusion: A semantic-syntactic landscape for instruments and related concepts
  • Appendix: Figures
  • References