Middle voice : a comparative study in the syntax-semantics interface of German / Markus Steinbach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steinbach, Markus.

Series:

Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 50.

Linguistik aktuell = Linguistics today, 0166-0829 ; v. 50

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

German language--Voice.

German language.

German language--Verb.

German language--Syntax.

German language--Semantics.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Middle voice.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, c2002.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Investigates the syntax and semantics of various reflexive constructions in German, which are an interesting case study for the correlation between semantic and categorial selection because they share interesting language-specific and universal morphosyntactic and semantic properties.

Contents:

Middle Voice

Editorial page

Title page

LCC data

Table of contents

Acknowledgments

List of abbreviations

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Middle constructions and middle voice

Chapter 3: Lexical and syntactic approaches to middle formation

Chapter 4: The syntax of transitive reflexive sentences

Chapter 5: The interpretation of reflexive pronouns in German

Chapter 6: Suppressed arguments and dative objects

Chapter 7: Middle constructions revisited

Chapter 8: Conclusion

References

Subject index

Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-325) and index.

ISBN:

9786612161995

9781282161993

1282161997

9789027297556

902729755X

OCLC:

70765731