Phrasal constructions and resultativeness in English : a sign-oriented analysis /

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Eat up the apple or Eat the apple up? Is there any difference in the messages each of these alternative forms sends? If there isn't, why bother to keep both? On the other hand, is there any semantic similarity between eat the apple up and break the glass to pieces? This study takes a fresh look...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gorlach, Marina
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins, ©2004.
Colección:Studies in functional and structural linguistics ; v. 52.
Temas:
English language > Verb phrase.
English language > Resultative constructions.
Semiotics.
Anglais (Langue) > Syntagme verbal.
Anglais (Langue) > Résultantes.
Sémiotique.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
English language > Resultative constructions
English language > Verb phrase
Semiotics
Engels.
Zinsconstructies.
Resultatieve werkwoordsbepalingen.
Semiotiek.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Eat up the apple or Eat the apple up? Is there any difference in the messages each of these alternative forms sends? If there isn't, why bother to keep both? On the other hand, is there any semantic similarity between eat the apple up and break the glass to pieces? This study takes a fresh look at a still controversial issue of phrasal verbs and their alternate word order applying sign-oriented theory and methodology. Unlike other analyses, it asserts that there is a semantic distinction between the two word order variants phrasal verbs may appear in. In order to test this distinction, the aut.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vi, 150 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-142) and indexes.
ISBN:9789027294852
9027294852
1588115976
9781588115973
9027215618
9789027215611
ISSN:0165-7712 ;

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