| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 216 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Linguistik aktuell = Linguistics today,
0166-0829 ; v. 143
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Linguistik aktuell ; v. 143.
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| Bibliography |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Stative verb.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Stative verb. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rothmayr, Antonia. Structure of stative verbs. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2009 9789027255266 9027255261 (DLC) 2009007785 (OCoLC)310401868 |
| ISBN |
9789027289469 (electronic book) |
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9027289468 (electronic book) |
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9789027255266 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9027255261 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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