A Constructional Approach to Resultatives (Hardcover, New)

Providing a unified solution within the frameworks of construction grammar and frame semantics, Hans Boas develops an account of resultative constructions in English by grouping them in two classes: conventionalized and non-conventionalized. The usage-based model employed here proposes that each particular sense of a verb constitutes a conventionalized mini-construction, which is crucial information for the licensing of arguments. In contrast, verbs in non-conventionalized resultative constructions can acquire a novel meaning and thereby a new syntactic frame. English and German resultatives are compared to illustrate the distinct lexical polysemy networks of English and German verbs.

General

Imprint:	Centre for the Study of Language & Information
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Stanford Monographs in Linguistics
Release date:	February 2003
First published:	August 2003
Authors:	Hans C. Boas
Dimensions:	236 x 155 x 3mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-57586-407-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Grammar, syntax, linguistic structure > General
LSN:	1-57586-407-X
Barcode:	9781575864075

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