Events, arguments, and aspects : topics in the semantics of verbs / edited by Klaus Robering, University of Southern Denmark.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Robering, Klaus, editor.

EBSCOhost.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

Studies in language companion series ; v. 152.

Studies in language companion series (SLCS), 0165-7763 ; volume 152

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semantics, Comparative.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Verb.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Aspect.

Categorial grammar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 373 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2014]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

1 Preface p. vii / Klaus Robering

2 Introduction p. 1 / Klaus Robering

3 I. Verb meaning and argument structure

4 Ergativity and the object-oriented representation of verb meaning p. 65 / Anton Benz

5 Grammatical metaphors and there -insertion in Danish p. 89 / Anne Bjerre; Tavs Bjerre

6 Abstract objects of verbs p. 115 / Klaus Robering

7 Object-orientation and the semantics of verbs p. 159 / Andrea C. Schalley

8 II. Aspect and aktionsart

9 Aspectual coercion and eventuality structure p. 189 / Johannes Dölling

10 Phases in verbal semantics p. 227 / Volkmar Engerer

11 How light are aspectual meanings? p. 261 / Natalia Kotsyba

12 The 'say, do' verb in Nyulnyul, Warrwa, and other Nyulnyulan languages is monosemic p. 301 / William B. McGregor

13 Predicate classes p. 329 / Peter Oehl

14 Index of names p. 363

15 Index of objects p. 367.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9789027270627

9027270627

Publisher Number:

99966576174

40023551804

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.