Unaccusativity : at the syntax-lexical semantics interface /
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| Author / Creator: | Levin, Beth, 1955- |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1995. |
| Description: | xiii, 336 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Linguistic inquiry monographs. 26 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1715403 |
Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. Introduction. 1.1. Unaccusativity Introduced. 1.2. Approaches to Unaccusativity. 1.3. Deep versus Surface Unaccusativity. 1.4. Assumptions about Lexical Representations
- Ch. 2. The Anatomy of a Diagnostic: The Resultative Construction. 2.1. The Distribution of Resultative Phrases. 2.2. The Syntax of the Resultative Construction. 2.3. Semantic Restrictions on the Resultative Construction. 2.4. Alternative Accounts of the Resultative Construction
- Ch. 3. The Causative Alternation: A Probe into Lexical Semantics and Argument Structure. 3.1. A Causative Analysis of Alternating Unaccusative Verbs. 3.2. A Closer Look at the Causative Alternation. 3.3. Verbs of Existence and Appearance
- Ch. 4. The Linking of Arguments. 4.1. The Linking Rules. 4.2. Ordering the Linking Rules. 4.3. Comparison with Other Approaches
- Ch. 5. Verbs with Multiple Meanings. 5.1. Rule-Governed Variable Behavior. 5.2. Consequences for Lexical Representation. 5.3. Variable Behavior That Is Not Rule-Governed
- Ch. 6. The Problem of Locative Inversion. 6.1. Locative Inversion: An Introduction. 6.2. The Verbs Found in Locative Inversion. 6.3. The Discourse Function of Locative Inversion. 6.4. Evidence from Various Verb Classes. 6.5. Unergative Verbs in Locative Inversion. 6.6. The Syntax of Locative Inversion: Is an Unaccusative Analysis Necessary? 6.7. An Alternative Account. 6.8. The Larger Picture. Appendix A Verb Classes and Their Members
- Appendix B Verbs Found in the Locative Inversion Construction.