The Verb in Contemporary English
Subtitle: Theory and Description
Contributors: Bas Aarts (Editor); Charles F. Meyer (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: June 1, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9780521026543
Subjects: Grammar, syntax, linguistic structure; Linguistics; Language; Language Arts & Disciplines; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; English; Grammar; English language--Verb; English language--Verb English language--Verb; Language Arts & Disciplines / General; Language Arts & Disciplines / Grammar; Language Arts & Disciplines-Linguistics; General
First sentence: Verbs are found in virtually all the languages of the world (Lyons 1977: 429, Allerton 1982: I), and throughout history their semantic and syntactic properties have interested philosophers and grammarians alike.