Verb Meaning and the Lexicon: A First-Phase Syntax: 116 (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics, Series Number 116) - Softcover

Ramchand, Gillian Catriona

 
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Synopsis

This book examines the relationship between the meaning of words and the structure of sentences.

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'Ramchand's book offers insights with respect to the distinction between path objects and other types of objects ... a must read for anyone interested in the topic of argument structure.' Journal of Linguistics

Book Description

The relationship between the meaning of words and the structure of sentences is an important area of research in linguistics. Studying the connections between lexical conceptual meaning and event structural relations, this book arrives at a modular classification of verb types within English and across languages.

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ISBN 10:  0521842409 ISBN 13:  9780521842402
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008
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