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The Light Verb Construction in Japanese : the role of the verbal noun.

This study deals with the so-called Light Verb Construction in Japanese, which consists of the verb "suru" 'do' and an accusative ("o") marked verbal noun (VN). There have been unresolved debates on the role of "suru": whether "suru" in "VN-o su...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Miyamoto, Tadao
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2000.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • THE LIGHT VERB CONSTRUCTION IN JAPANESE; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; List of Tables; Preface; CHAPTER 1. Introduction; CHAPTER 2. Types of Nominals; CHAPTER 3. Mono- vs. Bi-Predicational VN-o Suru; CHAPTER 4. Control Structure; CHAPTER 5. A Conceptual Semantic Analysis; CHAPTER 6. A Syntactic Analysis; CHAPTER 7. The Unaccusative Hypothesis; CHAPTER 8. Closing Remarks; References; Index; The Series LINGUISTIK AKTUELL/LINGUISTICS TODAY.