The structure of stative verbs /

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This book explores the nature of stative verbs, their eventuality structure, and the patterns of argument realization. The study shows that there is no single class of stative verbs. Rather, several distinct groups of verbs are found: Verbs that undergo a systematic stative/eventive ambiguity; verbs...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rothmayr, Antonia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2009.
Colección:Linguistik aktuell ; v. 143.
Temas:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Stative verb.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Stative verb
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book explores the nature of stative verbs, their eventuality structure, and the patterns of argument realization. The study shows that there is no single class of stative verbs. Rather, several distinct groups of verbs are found: Verbs that undergo a systematic stative/eventive ambiguity; verbs that allow for a stative reading only; and verbs that seem to have an intermediate status (verbs of position and verbs of internal causation). The study concludes that there is a discrete boundary between stative and eventive verbs, excluding any intermediate status. Stativity arises because the as.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 216 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-212) and indexes.
ISBN:9789027289469
9027289468
ISSN:0166-0829 ;

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