Verbal prepositions and argument structure : path, place and possession in Norwegian / Mai Ellin Tungseth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tungseth, Mai Ellin.

Series:

Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 121.

Linguistik aktuell = Linguistics today, 0166-0829 ; v. 121

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Norwegian language--Grammar.

Norwegian language.

Linguistics--Norway.

Linguistics.

Space and time in language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 187 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book investigates different types of verb-PP combinations and examines the types of meanings which arise when the argument structure of the PP fuses with the verbal argument structure. Focussing mainly on data from Norwegian, the book investigates three different empirical domains of PP-VP combinations and concludes that the arising interpretations result from a combination of the fine-grained structure of the PP, the structure of the verb phrase, and the different modes of combination.

Contents:

Verbal Prepositions and Argument Structure

Editorial page

Title page

LCC data

Table of contents

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. Setting the scene

1.1 Introduction

1.2 The P chameleon

1.3 The interface between argument structure and syntax

1.3.1 Lexicalism vs. constructionism

1.3.2 Ramchand's First phase syntax

1.3.3 The argument structure of adpositional phrases

1.4 Main findings of the book

Chapter 2. Prepositions

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Locative prepositional phrases and verbs of motion

2.2.1 Types of verbs and interpretations of the PP

2.2.2 Goal of motion interpretations: Thomas (2001), Folli &amp

Ramchand (2002)

2.3 Diagnostics

2.3.1 Temporal adverbials

2.3.2 VP constituency tests

2.3.3 Ordering of adverbials

2.3.4 PP-topicalization and clefting

2.3.5 Distribution of anaphora

2.3.6 Accent placement/prosody

2.3.7 Summary of the findings

2.4 Expressions of location

2.4.1 A note on external vs. internal location

2.5 Directional expressions

2.5.1 Simplex and complex directional PPs

2.5.2 Til

2.5.3 Internally complex directional PPs

2.6 Analysis

2.6.1 Prepositions, argument structure and interpretations

2.6.2 Ambiguous PPs and locative and directional interpretations

2.6.3 The directional reading

2.6.4 The locative reading

2.7 Unambiguously directional PPs

2.7.1 Simplex directional PPs

2.7.2 Internally complex directional PPs

2.7.3 Directional PPs as adjuncts

2.8 Summary

Chapter 3. Possession and the notion of affected participants

3.1 Overview and aims

3.2 Previous treatments of double object constructions

3.2.1 Oehrle(1976)

3.2.2 Marantz(1984)

3.2.3 Kayne(1984)

3.2.4 Baker(1988)

3.2.5 Larson (1988, 1990) and Jackendoff(1990)

3.2.6 Hellan(1991)

3.2.7 Åfarli (1992)

3.2.8 Den Dikken(1995).

3.2.9 Pesetsky(1995)

3.2.10 Harley(2002)

3.3 Norwegian: Verb types and interpretations

3.3.1 What types of verbs

3.3.2 The interpretation of the added participant

3.3.3 Analysis

3.3.4 Benefactive double object constructions

3.3.5 Deriving the structure

3.3.6 Summary of the ndings for Norwegian

3.4 German

3.4.1 Distribution of bene ciaries and male ciaries

3.4.2 Analysis

3.4.3 Creation verbs

3.4.4 Transitive verbs which do not refer to creation events

3.4.5 Unaccusative verbs and dative participants

3.5 Summary and remaining puzzles

Chapter 4. Abstract places and results

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Til and lexically speci ed endpoints

4.3 Intransitive predicates and til

4.3.1 What are the properties of semelfactives

4.3.2 What are the properties of degree achievements

4.4 Data: Semelfactives and degree achievements

4.4.1 Semelfactives with and without til

4.4.2 Degree achievements with and without til

4.4.3 Interim summary

4.5 Analysis

4.5.1 Semelfactives

4.5.2 Degree achievements

4.5.3 Summary

4.6 Transitive semelfactives

4.6.1 Interpretations with and without til

4.6.2 DP vs. PP, and properties of event participants

4.6.3 Analysis and structures: Transitive semelfactives

4.7 Summary

Chapter 5. Denouement

Bibliography

Index

The series Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-181) and index.

ISBN:

9786612152191

9781282152199

128215219X

9789027291530

9027291535

OCLC:

648354227