UID:
edocfu_9959236257402883
Format:
1 online resource (298 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
90-272-6912-2
Series Statement:
Human Cognitive Processing,
Content:
The Semantics of German Verb Prefixes is the most comprehensive study ever undertaken in this area of German grammar. Using an extensive collection of naturally occurring data, the author proposes an image-schematic interpretation for each of the productive prefixes be-, ver-, er-, ent-, zer-, um-, über-, unter-, and durch- .
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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The Semantics of German Verb Prefixes -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The starting point -- 2. The kinds of 'meaning' to look for -- 3. Organization of the book -- 4. Sources of evidence -- Chapter 1. Route-path prefixes and basic concepts -- 1. The objective meanings -- 1.1 Über and unter -- 1.2 Durch -- 1.3 Um -- 2. Extending objects, fictive motion, and meanings as dynamic patterns -- 3. The meaning of the prefixed verb construction itself -- 3.1 Synoptic vs sequential construals -- 3.2 Schematic meanings in grammatical constructions -- 4. Types with route-path prefixes -- 4.1 Holistic paths -- 4.1.1 Geometric images -- 4.1.2 Focal obstacles -- 4.1.3 Summary of holistic paths -- 4.2 Multi-directional paths -- 4.2.1 Multiplexes and masses -- 4.2.2 Multi-directional paths as uniquely synoptic -- 4.3 Summary of basic characteristics -- 4.4 Accusative LMs -- 4.5 Über- and unter- verbs with an implicit LM -- 5. Direct contrasts -- 5.1 Überführen vs überführen -- 5.2 Durchschneiden vs durchschneiden -- 6. Summary -- Chapter 2. Be- -- 1. Core meaning -- 1.1 The schematic image -- 1.2 Comparing German and English -- 2. Be- verbs and transitivity -- 2.1 Be- verbs that transitivize -- 2.2 Applicative constructions and the "locative alternation" -- 3. Direct contrasts with unprefixed transitive constructions -- 3.1 Direct contrasts with unprefixed goal-object verbs -- 3.2 Direct contrasts with other unprefixed verbs -- 3.2.1 Sustain an activity (befragen, begrüßen, begründen, behalten) -- 3.2.2 More complex activities (befürchten, bemessen, betreffen) -- 3.2.3 Accusative LM vs accusative FG (befühlen, beschließen, betreiben, benutzen) -- 3.2.4 Special notice: Merken vs. bemerken -- 3.3 Bare denominals vs denominal be- verbs.
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3.3.1 Sustained processes (belüften) -- 3.3.2 Untransformed LMs (besalzen, bekrönen) -- 3.3.3 Uncompleted events (bekleiden) -- 3.3.4 Marking the construction as denominal -- 3.4 Deadjectival verbs (befeuchten, betrüben, bereinigen) -- 3.5 Summary: The semantic contribution of be- -- 4. Stylistic tendencies -- 4.1 Register -- 4.2 Past participles -- 4.3 Marking complex denominal base verbs -- 5. The irrelevance of themes -- 5.1 Themes and instruments -- 5.2 Be- verbs with no theme -- 6. Frequencies -- Chapter 3. Ent- -- 1. Schematic meaning -- 1.1 Privative ent- -- 1.2 Separation by a focal theme -- 1.3 The shared underlying pattern -- 2. Contrasts with unprefixed verbs -- 2.1 Simple verbs -- 2.2 Particle verbs with ab- and aus- -- 2.3 Particle verbs with an- -- 3. Issues with ent- verbs -- 3.1 'Reversative' ent- -- 3.2 'Inchoative' ent-? -- 3.3 "Illogical" deadjectival privatives with resulting state (entleeren) -- 3.4 Privative divesting vs separating with a focal theme -- 3.4.1 From 'divesting of' to 'separating from' (entheben, entbinden, enteignen) -- 3.4.2 Von-PPs vs genitive -- 3.4.3 English of/from alternations -- 4. Frequencies -- Chapter 4. Er- -- 1. Schematic meaning -- 1.1 The focal nouns -- 1.2 Aspectual implications -- 1.3 Er- verbs as stylistically marked -- 1.4 English counterparts to er- -- 2. 'Attaining' er- verbs vs unprefixed verbs -- 2.1 Alternating er- verbs and simple verbs -- 2.2 Directly contrasting er- verbs and simple verbs -- 2.3 Er- vs aus- -- 3. Contrasts with 'emerging' er- verbs -- 3.1 'Emerging' er- verbs vs simple base verbs -- 3.2 Er- vs auf- -- 3.2.1 Intransitive onset -- 3.2.2 Caused onset -- 3.3 Er- verbs vs werden/machen with adjective -- 4. Summary of contrasts -- 5. Grammatical issues -- 5.1 Types of base verb -- 5.2 Transitivity -- 6. Frequencies -- Chapter 5. Zer- -- 1. Schematic image.
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2. Grammatical constructions -- 3. Specifying the result -- 4. Breaking in two -- 5. Zer- vs simple verbs -- 6. Zer- verbs vs particle verbs -- 7. Frequencies -- Chapter 6. Ver- -- 1. The difficulties -- 2. The schematic image -- 3. Specific variants -- 3.1 Be displaced (vergehen, versetzen, verteilen) -- 3.2 Be closed off from access (verbergen, verschließen) -- 3.3 Lose independence (verschmelzen, sich verfangen) -- 3.4 Become altered (verändern) -- 3.5 Be ruined (verderben) -- 3.6 Deviate from a course (verführen) -- 3.7 Summary -- 4. Grammatical characteristics -- 4.1 Grammatical types -- 4.2 Aspectual issues -- 5. Ver- verbs vs simple verbs -- 5.1 'Altering' contrasts -- 5.1.1 Verändern vs ändern -- 5.1.2 Verfälschen, verärgern -- 5.1.3 Verkürzen -- 5.1.4 Verbessern -- 5.1.5 'Altering' summary -- 5.2 Ver- verbs vs simple activity verbs -- 5.2.1 Merging and submerging (vermischen, versinken) -- 5.2.2 Preventing (verhindern, verschließen) -- 5.2.3 Initiating a path (versenden, verrücken) -- 5.3 Summary: Contrasting ver- verbs and simple verbs -- 6. Contrast with verb particles -- 6.1 Ver- vs ab- -- 6.2 Ver- vs aus- -- 7. Locational PPs vs goal PPs -- 7.1 Normal synoptic displacement -- 7.2 Inward-directed paths -- 7.3 Directed distribution -- 8. Frequencies -- Chapter 7. The system of prefixes -- 1. Ver- vs ent- -- 1.1 Near antonyms -- 1.2 Near synonyms -- 1.2.1 Verschwinden vs entschwinden -- 1.2.2 Ent- and overcoming resistance -- 2. Ver- vs er- -- 2.1 Near antonyms -- 2.2 Near synonyms: 'Altering' (ver-) vs 'emerging' (er-) -- 2.2.1 Losses and gains? (verblassen vs erblassen) -- 2.2.2 Emerging from within (er-) vs being altered (ver-) -- 2.3 Other near synonyms -- 2.3.1 Dying (erlöschen vs verlöschen) -- 2.3.2 Vertragen vs ertragen -- 2.4 Summary of ver- vs er- -- 3. Ver- vs be- -- 4. Ver- vs zer- -- 5. Be- vs route-path prefixes.
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6. Be- vs ent- -- 6.1 Antonyms -- 6.2 Ent- verbs vs berauben -- 7. Be- vs er- -- 8. Ent- vs er- -- 8.1 Near antonyms -- 8.2 'Originating' vs 'emerging' -- 9. The system of verb prefixes -- 9.1 The synoptic construal pattern -- 9.2 The semantic FGs (the verb events) -- 9.3 The semantic LMs (the synoptic settings) -- 9.4 Gains and losses -- 9.5 Grammatical patterns -- 9.5.1 Noun roles -- 9.5.2 Base verbs -- 9.5.3 Aspectual implications -- 9.6 Summary -- 10. Theoretical implications -- References -- Index of subjects and names -- Index of verbs, prefixes and particles.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-322-66500-1
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-272-4665-3
Language:
English
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