Argument realization

Levin, Beth 1955- (Author). Hovav, Malka Rappaport. (Added Author).

Summary: The relationship between verbs and their arguments is a widely debated topic in linguistics. This comprehensive survey explores this important research area, discussing theories of how a verb's semantics can determine the morphosyntactic realization of its arguments. It will be invaluable to those working in syntax, semantics, and related fields.

Record details

ISBN: 0511610475
ISBN: 9780511610479
ISBN: 9781281836403
ISBN: 1281836400
ISBN: 9780511114793
ISBN: 0511114796
ISBN: 9780511115349
ISBN: 0511115342
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 volume)
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Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-271) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Challenges for theories of argument realization; 1.1 Taking lexical semantic representations seriously; 1.2 Identifying grammatically relevant facets of meaning; 1.3 The crossclassification of verbs and the status of verb classes; 1.4 Verb meanings represent construals of events; 1.5 Uniformity and variation in argument realization; 1.6 When subjects are not agents and objects are not patients; 1.7 Conclusion; Notes; 2 Semantic role lists; 2.1 The properties common to semantic role list approaches.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.