| Document Type
|
:
|
BL
|
| Record Number
|
:
|
1000963
|
| Doc. No
|
:
|
b755333
|
| Main Entry
|
:
|
Rothmayr, Antonia.
|
| Title & Author
|
:
|
The structure of stative verbs /\ Antonia Rothmayr.
|
| Publication Statement
|
:
|
Amsterdam ;Philadelphia :: John Benjamins Pub.,, ©2009.
|
| Series Statement
|
:
|
Linguistik aktuell =Linguistics today,; v. 143
|
| Page. NO
|
:
|
1 online resource (xii, 216 pages) :: illustrations
|
| ISBN
|
:
|
9027289468
|
|
|
:
|
: 9789027289469
|
|
|
:
|
9027255261
|
|
|
:
|
9789027255266
|
| Bibliographies/Indexes
|
:
|
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-212) and indexes.
|
| Contents
|
:
|
Introduction -- Theoretical considerations -- Stative/eventive ambiguities -- Non-ambiguous statives -- Verbs of position -- Verbs of internal causation -- Event structure and theta features -- Conclusion.
|
| Abstract
|
:
|
This book explores the nature of stative verbs, their eventuality structure, and the patterns of argument realization. The study shows that there is no single class of stative verbs. Rather, several distinct groups of verbs are found: Verbs that undergo a systematic stative/eventive ambiguity; verbs that allow for a stative reading only; and verbs that seem to have an intermediate status (verbs of position and verbs of internal causation). The study concludes that there is a discrete boundary between stative and eventive verbs, excluding any intermediate status. Stativity arises because the as.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Grammar, Comparative and general-- Stative verb.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Grammar, Comparative and general-- Stative verb.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
LANGUAGE ARTS DISCIPLINES-- Grammar Punctuation.
|
| Subject
|
:
|
LANGUAGE ARTS DISCIPLINES-- Linguistics-- Syntax.
|
| Dewey Classification
|
:
|
415/.6
|
| LC Classification
|
:
|
P281.R673 2009eb
|