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Routledge
318 Pages
by
Routledge
318 Pages
by
Routledge
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Constructions such as 'make an accusation against' , or 'give one's approval for' can be seen as 'stretched' versions of simple verbs, such as 'accuse' or 'approve of' . What is the precise linguistic nature of stretched verbs, and how many basic types are there? What kinds of grammatical connections are involved, and what lexical limits are there on these constructions? What is their... Read more
Part 1: Defining the Field
1. Towards a Definition of 'Kindred Relations'
2. Stretched Elaborated Verb Structures
3. Using Data
Part II: Syntactic Restructuring
1. Syntactic Framework
2. Types of Restructuring
Part III: The Event Phrase
1. Eventive/Agentive Noun Phrases: Their Core
2. Eventive/Agentive Noun Phrases: Modifiers and Qualifiers
3. Agentive Adjective Phrases
Part IV: The Thin Verb
1. The Individual Thin Verbs, Their Meanings and Collocations
2. The Grammatical Meanings of Thin Verbs Part V: The Lexical Status of Stretched Verb Constructions
1. The Semantics Of Stretched Verb Constructions
2. Stretched Verb Constructions and The Lexicon
1. Towards a Definition of 'Kindred Relations'
2. Stretched Elaborated Verb Structures
3. Using Data
Part II: Syntactic Restructuring
1. Syntactic Framework
2. Types of Restructuring
Part III: The Event Phrase
1. Eventive/Agentive Noun Phrases: Their Core
2. Eventive/Agentive Noun Phrases: Modifiers and Qualifiers
3. Agentive Adjective Phrases
Part IV: The Thin Verb
1. The Individual Thin Verbs, Their Meanings and Collocations
2. The Grammatical Meanings of Thin Verbs Part V: The Lexical Status of Stretched Verb Constructions
1. The Semantics Of Stretched Verb Constructions
2. Stretched Verb Constructions and The Lexicon
Biography
D. J. Allerton
