External arguments in transitivity alternations
Subtitle: a layering approach
By: Artemis Alexiadou, Elena Anagnostopoulou, and Florian Schäfer
Contributors: Anagnostopoulou, Elena, author; Schäfer, Florian, author
Edition: First edition.
Series: Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics -- 55; Oxford linguistics; Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics -- 55.; Oxford linguistics
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Oxford, United Kingdom; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780199571949; 9780199571956
Subjects: Comparative and general Grammar; Verb; Transitivity
Description: This work 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-227) and index.