Format:
1 online resource (374 pages)
ISBN:
9783110240788
Series Statement:
Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] Ser v.71
Content:
The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics.
Content:
Intro -- Preface -- Figures -- Tables -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Major questions -- 1.2 The model of analysis - overview and important concepts -- 1.2.1 Valency models - a brief overview -- 1.2.2 Valency carriers, complements and adjuncts, and different types of valency -- 1.2.3 Valency patterns -- 1.2.4 Optionality of complements -- 1.2.5 Subject complement unit (SCU) and predicate complement units (PCUs) -- 1.2.6 Levels of valency and the use of semantic roles -- 1.2.7 Valency constructions -- 1.2.8 Complement types -- 1.2.9 Participant roles -- 1.3 Design of the study -- 2 The meaning of complements -- 2.1 Complement types as part of a verb's valency structure -- 2.1.1 Overview -- 2.1.2 Complement types -- 2.1.3 Valency structures - introducing the model used -- 2.2 Alternative realizations of participants -- 2.2.1 Semantic specialization vs. synonymy of complement types -- 2.2.1.1 AGENT + talk + TOPIC -- 2.2.1.2 AGENT + agree + TOPIC/REFERENCE -- 2.2.1.3 AGENT + forget + ÆFFECTED -- 2.2.2 Polysemous complement types -- 2.2.2.1 AGENT + cheat + REFERENCE -- 2.2.2.2 AGENT + argue + TOPIC/REFERENCE -- 2.2.2.3 AGENT + inform + TOPIC -- 2.2.3 Blocked patterns -- 2.3 Conclusion -- 2.3.1 No stable semantic properties -- 2.3.2 Synonymous and polysemous complement types -- 3 Pattern choice and verb meaning -- 3.1 Assessing the role of verb meaning - theoretical assumptions -- 3.2 A comparison of semantically similar verbs -- 3.2.1 The database - introduction and description of methodology -- 3.2.2 Semantically similar verbs and their pattern inventories -- 3.2.3 Results of the analysis - quantitative evaluation -- 3.3 Phenomena identified in the analysis -- 3.3.1 Complementation options in a valency framework - an overview -- 3.3.2 Same valency pattern but different participant pattern.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110240719
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783110240719
Language:
English
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