The Syntax of Adjuncts (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics, Series Number 96)

Ernst, Thomas

ISBN 10: 052177134X / ISBN 13: 9780521771344

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Syntax of Adjuncts (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics, Series Number 96)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052177134X
• ISBN 13: 9780521771344
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book proposes a theory of the distribution of adverbial adjuncts in a Principles and Parameters framework, claiming that there are few syntactic principles specific to adverbials; rather, for the most part, adverbials adjoin freely to any projection. A wide range of adverbial types is analyzed; predicational adverbs (such as manner, and modal adverbs), domain expressions such as financially, temporal, frequency, duration, and focusing adverbials; participant PP's (e.g. locatives and benefactives); resultative and conditional clauses, and others, taken primarily from English, Chinese, French, and Italian, with occasional reference to others (such as German and Japanese).