Big events, small clauses : the grammar of elaboration /
Non-finite clause-like structures such as converb and participial constructions, depictive adjectivals, absolute and comitative small clauses are important means of enriching the description of the event or situation conjured up by the main verb; but they have not been studied in depth from that per...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; Boston :
De Gruyter,
2012
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| Series: | Language, context, and cognition ;
v. 12. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Non-finite clause-like structures such as converb and participial constructions, depictive adjectivals, absolute and comitative small clauses are important means of enriching the description of the event or situation conjured up by the main verb; but they have not been studied in depth from that perspective. The present book takes up that challenge. It throws new light on the interface between syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, and presents new empirical findings based on parallel corpora involving English, German, Norwegian, French, Russian, Latin, and Ancient Greek. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 455 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783110285864 311028586X 9781283857154 1283857154 |
| ISSN: | 1866-8313 ; |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
