External Arguments In Transitivity Alternations: A Layering Approach (Oxford Studies In Theoretical Linguistics)

This work is an exploration of the syntax of external arguments in transitivity alternations from a cross-linguistic perspective. It uses data principally from English, German, and Greek to investigate the causative/anti-causative alternation and the formation of adjectival participles.

• | Author: Artemis Alexiadou, Elena Anagnostopoulou, Florian Schäfer
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Feb 18, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 320 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0199571945
• | ISBN-13: 9780199571949