Caused motion : secondary agent constructions / Nadezda Kudrnacova.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kudrnáčová, Naděžda, author.

Series:

Spisy Filosofické fakulty Masarykovy university v Brně ; Cislo 420.

Opera Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis. Facultas Philosophica, 1211-3034 ; Cislo 420 = Spisy Masarykovy Univerzity v Brne. Filozoficka Fakulta

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Verb.

English language.

English language--Passive voice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (149 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Brno, [Czech Republic] : Masarykova univerzita, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The monograph is a contribution to the study of the interactions between semantics, pragmatics, and syntax. Based on British National Corpus and Corpus of Contemporary American English, the study offers an analysis of English causative constructions with intransitive verbs of motion (secondary agent constructions), which have been dealt with so far only partially. The monograph is an interdisciplinary work, bringing new insights into cognitive linguistics (especially in the analysis of a causation of motion) and building on insights from psycholinguistics and philosophy of language. The monograph is designed for linguists and students of linguistics.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

1 Introduction

2 The Specific Semantico-Syntactic Status of Secondary Agent Constructions

3 An Overview of Approaches to SA Constructions

3.1 Against the Small Clause Hypothesis

4 Directional Phrases in SA Constructions

5 SA Constructions as Verb-Class-Specific Constructions

6 Verbal Semantics and Causal Structuration in SA Constructions

6.1 On the Applicability of Verbs in SA Constructions

6.2 Causal Structuration in SA Constructions

6.3 Intentionality of Action in SA Constructions

6.4 Verbal Qualia Structures in Relation to Causal Structuration in SA Constructions

6.5 Non-Coercive SA Constructions

6.6 Coercive SA Constructions

7 Internally vs. Externally Operating Energy

8 Further Factors Licensing SA Constructions

9 Semantic Roles of Causer and Causee: Further Observations

10 Agentivity Type in Animals

11 Verbal Semantics in Relation to Pragmatic Meanings of SA Constructions

11.1 A Note on Accompaniment Scenarios

12 Marginal Cases

12.1 Body Parts as Causees

12.2 On "Swimming the Baby to the Shore"

12.3 On "Walking the Bicycle up the Hill"

12.3.1 Degrees of Active Involvement of the Patient

13 Reflexive Constructions

13.1 The Total Object Inclusion as Manifested in the Meaning of the Reflexive

13.2 The Profiling of Intention in Relation to an Increase in the Patient's Affectedness

14 Summary

15 References.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9788021076334

802107633X

OCLC:

993046033