Complex Predicates in Japanese

1. Auflage 1994
ISBN: 978-0-8153-1698-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics

Being an agglutinative language, Japanese abounds in complex predicate constructions, which consist of a verb stem or gerund followed by another morpheme. Some such morphemes are bound forms and occur only adjacent to a verb stem, while others are free forms in the sense that they have a homophonous counterpart as a lexical verb. Complex predicates typically convey particular meanings concerning aspect, voice, modality, and so on, added to the lexical meaning of the stem/gerundive verb. The main purpose of this book is to give an analysis of complex predicate constructions in Japanese in the framework of Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Uda, Chiharu

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface, Acknowledgments, List of Abbreviations and Symbols, 1: Introduction, 2: Theoretical Framework, 3: Passive Constructions, 4: Benefactive Constructions, 5: Causative Constructions, 6: Conclusion, Bibliography, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Chiharu Uda