French anticausatives : a diachronic perspective /
Valence alternations, i.e. the use of a given verb in different syntactic patterns, are a well-studied topic in contemporary linguistics. The present book is dedicated to the diachronic development of such valence alternations: How do new ways of encoding valence alternations emerge, how do they spr...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin :
De Gruyter,
2010
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| Series: | Linguistische Arbeiten (Max Niemeyer Verlag) ;
537. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Valence alternations, i.e. the use of a given verb in different syntactic patterns, are a well-studied topic in contemporary linguistics. The present book is dedicated to the diachronic development of such valence alternations: How do new ways of encoding valence alternations emerge, how do they spread and why do they spread, and what are the consequences of their emergence and spread for already existing patterns? This book discusses these questions on the basis of a concrete example of valence alternation, namely the French causative-anticausative alternation. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 205 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205). |
| ISBN: | 9783110251357 3110251353 |
| ISSN: | 0344-6727 ; |
| Language: | In English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
