Edge-Based Clausal Syntax : A Study of (Mostly) English Object Structure.
Title:
Edge-Based Clausal Syntax : A Study of (Mostly) English Object Structure.
Author:
Postal, Paul M.
ISBN:
9780262295482
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (484 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Objects and Arrays -- 3 Double Object Structures -- 4 Periphrastic and Nonperiphrastic Passives -- 5 Passivization Targets: I -- 6 Passivization Targets: II -- 7 Passivization Targets: III -- 8 Visser's Generalization -- 9 Clauses with That Clause Complements -- 10 Results, If Any -- Notes -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.
Abstract:
An argument that there are three kinds of English grammatical objects, each with different syntactic properties.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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