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Verbal complement clauses : a minimalist study of direct perception constructions /

This monograph examines the syntax of bare infinitival and participial complements of perception verbs in English and other European languages, and investigates the general conditions under which verbal complement clauses are licensed. The introductory chapter is followed by an overview of the major...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Felser, Claudia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., ©1999.
Colección:Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 25.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This monograph examines the syntax of bare infinitival and participial complements of perception verbs in English and other European languages, and investigates the general conditions under which verbal complement clauses are licensed. The introductory chapter is followed by an overview of the major syntactic and semantic characteristics of non-finite complements of perception verbs in English. The third chapter presents an analysis within the framework of Chomsky's (1995) Minimalist Program according to which event-denoting complements are minimally realised as projections of an aspectual hea.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 278 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-266) and indexes.
ISBN:9789027299277
9027299277
ISSN:0166-0829 ;