The locative alternation in German : its structure and acquisition /

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This monograph deals with the locative alternation in German, a change in the argument structure of verbs like spray and load. Like most argument structure changes, the alternation is both productive and constrained: new forms may be derived, but not from all candidate verbs. This raises a learnabil...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Brinkmann, Ursula
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, Pa. : J. Benjamins, ©1997.
Series:Language acquisition & language disorders ; v. 15.
Subjects:
German language > Locative constructions.
German language > Prepositions.
German language > Verb.
German language > Case.
German language > Morphology.
Allemand (Langue) > Locatifs.
Allemand (Langue) > Prépositions.
Allemand (Langue) > Cas.
Allemand (Langue) > Morphologie.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > German.
German language > Case
German language > Locative constructions
German language > Morphology
German language > Prepositions
German language > Verb
Lokalisation
Verb
Locatieve uitdrukkingen.
Werkwoorden.
Duits.
Deutsch.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Argument Structure Alternations and the No Negative Evidence Problem; Chapter 2: Theories of the Acquisition of Argument Structure Alterations; Chapter 3: The Structure of the Locative Alternation; Chapter 4: The Nonindividuation Hypothesis; Chapter 5: The Production Experiment: Testing the Nonindividuation Hypothesis; Chapter 6: Restrictions on be-Prefixation; Chapter 7: The Comprehension Experiment: Testing Children's Inter-pretation of be-Verbs; Chapter 8: Summary and Conclusions; Appendices; References; Author Index; Subject Index

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