Particles : on the syntax of verb-particle, triadic, and causative constructions / Marcel den Dikken.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dikken, Marcel den, 1965-

Series:

Oxford studies in comparative syntax

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Particles.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Verb.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.

Causative (Linguistics).

Physical Description:

xii, 288 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.

Summary:

Particles are words that do not change their form through inflection and do not fit easily into the established system of parts of speech. Examples include the negative particle "not," the infinitival particle "to" (as in "to go"), and do and let in "do tell me" and "let's go." Particles investigates the constraints on the distribution and placement of verbal particles. A proper understanding of these constraints yields insight into the structure of various secondary predicative constructions. Starting out from a detailed analysis of complex particle constructions, den Dikken brings forth accounts of triadic constructions and Dative Shift, and the relationship between dative and transitive causative constructions--all of them built on the basic structural template proposed from complex particle constructions. Drawing on data from Norwegian, English, Dutch, German, West Flemish, and other languages, this book will interest a wide audience of students and specialists.

Notes:

Rev. and updated version of the author's thesis--Leiden, 1992.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-288).

ISBN:

0195091345

0195091353

OCLC:

31411193