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Particles : on the syntax of verb-particle, triadic, and causative constructions /

In this title, the author investigates the distribution and placement of verbal particles, which are words that do not change their form through inflection and do not fit easily into the established system of parts of speech. He analyses data from Norwegian, English, Dutch, German, and other languag...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dikken, Marcel den, 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Series:Oxford studies in comparative syntax.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Contents; 1 Preliminaries; 2 The structure of particle constructions; 3 Particles and the dative alternation; 4 Movement and structural ambiguity in double object constructions; 5 Affixal particles in applicatives and causatives; 6 Conclusions; References.