External Arguments in Transitivity Alternations A Layering Approach |
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| Author:
| Alexiadou, Artemis
Anagnostopoulou, Elena
Schafer, Florian |
| Series title: | Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-957194-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2015 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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This book is an exploration of the syntax of external arguments in transitivity alternations from a cross-linguistic perspective. It uses data principally from English, German, and Greek to investigate the causative/anti-causative alternation and the formation of adjectival participles.
This book is an exploration of the syntax of external arguments in transitivity alternations from a cross-linguistic perspective. It uses data principally from English, German, and Greek to investigate the causative/anti-causative alternation and the formation of adjectival participles.