Towards a theory of denominals : a look at incorporation, phrasal spell-out and spanning / / Adina Camelia Bleotu.

In Towards a Theory of Denominals, Adina Camelia Bleotu takes a comparative look at denominal verbs in English and Romanian from various theoretical frameworks such as lexical decomposition, distributed morphology, nanosyntax and spanning. The book proposes a novel spanning analysis, arguing for its...

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Superior document:Empirical Approaches to Linguistic Theory; volume14
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden Boston : : BRILL,, 2019.
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Empirical Approaches to Linguistic Theory; volume14.
Physical Description:1 online resource (307 pages).
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright page
  • Editorial Foreword / Brian D. Joseph
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Figures and Tables
  • What is a Denominal Verb?
  • (Un)boundedness Effects of the Nominal Root in Noun-Incorporating Verbs: Insight from Romanian
  • An Overview of Various Approaches to Denominal Verbs
  • A Spanning Account of Denominals in English and Romanian
  • Verbs Incorporating Themes, Pseudo-Agent Verbs and Verbs Displaying an Ambiguous Behaviour
  • Location, Locatum Verbs and the Locative Alternation in Romanian and English
  • On Instrument Verbs
  • Conclusion
  • Back Matter
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
  • Bibliography
  • Index.