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Edge-based clausal syntax : a study of (mostly) English object structure / Paul M. Postal.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Postal, Paul Martin, 1936-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Clauses.
English language--Syntax.
English language.
English language--Clauses.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (484 p.)
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2010.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
In this volume, Paul Postal rejects the notion that an English phrase of the form [V + DP] invariably involves a grammatical relation properly chracterized as a 'direct object'. He argues instead that at least three distinct relations occur in such a structure.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references (p. [431]-451) and indexes.
OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
ISBN:
0-262-29505-9
1-280-49902-8
9786613594259
0-262-29548-2
OCLC:
793520234

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