Verbs: Aspect and Causal Structure
- ISBN-10
- 0199248583
- ISBN-13
- 9780199248582
- Series
- Verbs
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 448
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-03-15
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- William Croft
Description
This book examines the syntax and semantics of verbs from a crosslinguistic perspective, taking full account of diachronic and usage-based research. It encompasses the full range of English verb classes, has a strong typological dimension, and presents a model of event structure that breaks new ground in predicting and explaining linguistic facts.
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