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Applicative Arguments: A Syntactic and Semantic Investigation of German and English

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Applicative Arguments: A Syntactic and Semantic Investigation of German and English presents formal semantic and syntactic analyses of German and English applicative arguments. These arguments are nominal elements that are not obligatory parts of a sentence. Both German and English have several types of applicative arguments, including so-called benefactive and malefactive constructions. More specifically, the research relies on tests to differentiate the different types of applicative arguments based on this contribution to meaning: Some applicatives contribute only not-at-issue meaning, whereas others contribute only at-issue meaning, and still others contribute both types of meaning. These tests are applied to both German and English to uniquely identify the applicative arguments in each language. Formal analyses of the identified type of applicative arguments are presented that provide an account for each type of applicative identified for each language, explaining the applicatives’ differences and similarities.
Request Code : ZLIBIO1382794
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Year:
2015
Edition:
1
Publisher:
Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
Language:
English
Pages:
246
ISBN 10:
1433127261
ISBN 13:
9781433127267
ISBN:
1433127261,9781433127267
Series:
Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics

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