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1 online resource (x, 481 pages :) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Studies in generative grammar ; 43
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Studies in generative grammar ; 43.
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| Note |
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Tübingen, 1994. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-464) and index. |
| Contents |
""1. Introduction""; ""1. Syntactic focus theory and the phenomenon of secondary predication""; ""2. Roadmap""; ""2. Syntactic representation of secondary predications""; ""1. The small clause analysis""; ""1.1. The theoretical program""; ""1.2. Stowell�s dilemma: problems with the ungoverned status of PRO""; ""1.3. Alternative small clause proposals""; ""1.4. Hoekstra�s (1988) generalization of the small clause analysis to resultatives""; ""1.5. Conclusion""; ""2. The predication theory analysis""; ""2.1. Williams (1980): the theory of predication"" |
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""2.2. Williams� (1983) arguments against small clauses""""2.3. Conclusion""; ""3. Distributional syntax of secondary predications""; ""3.1. Rothstein�s (1985) elaboration of the predication theory""; ""3.2. Culicover & Wilkins (1984, 1986): VP-internal representation of depictives""; ""3.3. McNulty (1988): modifications of Rothstein�s analysis""; ""3.4. Roberts (1988): the subject in VP hypothesis""; ""4. Defending a complex predicate analysis""; ""4.1. Larson�s (1988) complex predicate analysis""; ""4.2. Modification of Larson�s proposal"" |
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""4.3. Theta-theoretical considerations""""5. Conclusion""; ""3. Focus structure in a principle-based theory of grammar""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Focus as a syntactic feature: a historical development""; ""2.1. The syntactic approach""; ""2.2. The semantic-pragmatic approach""; ""2.3. Focus as new information""; ""2.4. The focus structure approach""; ""2.5. Conclusion""; ""3. The modularity of intonational models and the theory of focus""; ""3.1. Culicover & Rochemont (1983): a modular NSR-based account""; ""3.2. Gussenhoven (1983): focus domain formation replacing the NSR"" |
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""3.3. Selkirk (1984): a pitch-accent-first model""""3.4. Rochemont (1986): an elaborated pitch-accent-first model""; ""3.5. The concept of argument structure in Selkirk�s and Rochemont�s focus theories""; ""3.6. Excursion: Cinque�s (1993) revival of the syntactic approach""; ""4. Conclusion""; ""4. Focus theory and theta-saturation theory as methods of licensing""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. The intonational model""; ""3. The motivation of the intonational model""; ""3.1. WH-questions are not an exception to the DFA""; ""3.2. Focus assignment at D-structure"" |
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""3.3. Focus assignment and adjuncts""""3.4. Licensing, focus, and the argument-adjunct asymmetry in a derivational approach""; ""4. A generalization of the focus licensing principles""; ""4.1. Introduction""; ""4.2. The licensing theory of theta-saturation and argument structure""; ""4.3. Focus licensing principles revisited""; ""5. Conclusion""; ""5. Pitch extraction analysis of secondary predications: experimental data""; ""1. Introduction and experimental design""; ""2. Pitch extraction analysis of resultatives and depictives""; ""2.1. Transitive AP resultatives"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax. |
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Focus (Linguistics)
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Focus (Linguistics) |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Verb phrase.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Verb phrase. |
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Generative grammar.
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Generative grammar. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Academic theses.
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Academic theses.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Winkler, Susanne, 1960- Focus and secondary predication. Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 1997 (DLC) 96046629 |
| ISBN |
9783110815214 (electronic book) |
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3110815214 (electronic book) |
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3110150573 |
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9783110150575 |
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