The Grammar of Adverbials: A Study in the Semantics and Syntax of Adverbial Constructions (North-Holland Linguistic Series)

Hardcover, xii + 390 pages. Ex-foreign library, stamped withdrawn. Internal ownership and inventory markings. Stray blue marks and a small area of damage on the title page. Pages are clean, untanned, with unmarked text. Dusty upper outer page edges. Sturdy vinyl boards show handling marks, a couple of partially removed labels. Issued without a dust jacket. -- "The Grammar of Adverbials: A Study in the Semantics and Syntax of Adverbial Constructions" is an in-depth academic study by Renate Bartsch, focusing on the syntactic and semantic aspects of adverbial constructions in the English language. The book investigates how adverbials - words or phrases that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs - operate within sentence structures to convey various nuances of meaning. Bartsch explores different types of adverbials, including those of manner, time, place, frequency, degree, and others, analyzing their grammatical behavior, syntactic positioning, and semantic functions. The book provides a thorough examination of how these adverbial elements affect sentence meaning and structure, offering insights into their role in both theoretical and applied linguistics. Essential for linguists, language scholars, and advanced students, this work enhances understanding of the interplay between syntax and semantics in natural language.".…