Events and predication : a new approach to syntactic processing in English and Spanish /

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Studies on the syntactic consequences of event type in languages have shown that Aktionsart plays a role in Universal Grammar. This book contributes to the exploration of the syntax/semantics interface by presenting a thorough comparison of event and predicate types in English and Spanish. The mappi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sanz, Montserrat
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2000.
Series:Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 207.
Subjects:
English language > Syntax.
English language > Grammar, Comparative > Spanish.
Spanish language > Grammar, Comparative > English.
Spanish language > Syntax.
Espagnol (Langue) > Syntaxe.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Spanish.
English language > Grammar, Comparative > Spanish
English language > Syntax
Spanish language > Grammar, Comparative > English
Spanish language > Syntax
Syntaxis.
Engels.
Spaans.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Preliminaries
  • Ch. 2. Transitivity and Aktionsart. Data from Spanish
  • Ch. 3. Transitivity and Aktionsart. Data from English
  • Ch. 4. Unaccusatives and passives in English and Spanish
  • Ch. 5. On the role of syntax in processing: A cross-linguistics study.

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