Infinitives

Restructuring and Clause Structure

Inbunden, Engelska, 2001

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Infinitives: Restructuring and Clause Structure offers a detailed study of the clausal architecture of infinitival constructions providing a unified analysis of restructuring, control, modals, and raising. The book critically evaluates previous proposals from both syntactic and semantic perspectives and presents a new analysis incorporating many recent developments in generative linguistic theory. In addition to its theoretical contribution, Infinitives contains a detailed descriptive overview of a range of constructions, primarily from the Germanic languages and will thus not only be of value to generative linguists but will also serve as a general reference source for those interested in the Germanic languages.

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Utgivningsdatum2001-05-23
Vikt574 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in Generative Grammar [SGG]
Antal sidor381
FörlagDe Gruyter
ISBN9783110178647

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Chapter 1: IntroductionInfinitives in brief - Restructuring: its significance in historyChapter 2: Lexical restructuringIntroduction - Case assignment in restructuring constructions - Tense properties of restructuring constructions - Other functional projections - Verb raising in restructuring constructions - SummaryChapter 3: Functional restructuringIntroduction - The split IP parameter - Motivating the lexical/functional distinction - German functional constructions - SummaryChapter 4: The infinitival subjectIntroduction - Infinitives with and without a syntactic subject - What is under control - ConclusionChapter 5: Grades of (non-)restructuringIntroduction - Restructuring vs. non-restructuring - Graded (non-)restructuring - Semantic classification of infinitivesChapter 6: Summary and conclusionAppendix: Overview - Verb classification - Distinguishing irrealis, propositional, factive - (Non-)Restructuring properties - Verb classifications in different languagesReferencesIndex

"Wurmbrands Distributionsanalysen gehen vor allem der Idee nach, dass syntaktische Struktur und semantische Interpretation parallel laufen. Dabei verfolgt die Verafsserin eine grosse Zahl deutscher Verbeinbettungen bei Modalverben, Anhebungskonstruktionen, langer Objektversetzung und Rekonstruierungskonfigurationen. Theoretische Folgerungen ebenso wie empirische Proben am deutschen Material werden zweifellos anregende Wirkung vor allem fur Spiegelungen in anderen germanischen Sprachen haben."Werner Abraham, erkeley/Wien