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Syntax and semantics of spatial P /

The category P belongs to a less studied area in theoretical linguistics, which has only recently attracted considerable attention. This volume brings together pioneering work on adpositions in spatial relations from different theoretical and cross-linguistic perspectives. The common theme in these...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Asbury, Anna
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2008.
Colección:Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 120.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Syntax and Semantics of Spatial P; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction: Syntax and semantics of spatial P; 1. Basic concepts; 2. The syntax of spatial P; 3. The semantics of spatial P; 4. Verb-framed and satellite-framed languages; 5. Paper summaries; References; Part I. The general architecture of spatial PPs; The fine structure of spatial expressions; Projections of P; Priorities in the production of prepositions; The grammar of complex particle phrases in English; Part II. Expressions of directionality.