The English Change Network: Forcing Changes into SchemasWalter de Gruyter, 2013 M07 5 - 426 pages This book introduces the notion of change construction and systematically studies, within a Cognitive Grammar framework, the rich inventory of its instantiations in English, from well-known structures such as the so-called resultative construction to a variety of largely ignored types such as asymmetric resultatives, sublexical change constructions and mildly causal constructions. |
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... ( hence the term " conative " to refer to such a structure ) . In other words , the sentence predicates that the ( possibly repetitive ) event of kicking took place irrespective of success ( i.e. whether John's leg [ s ] made contact with ...
... ( hence the term " conative " to refer to such a structure ) . In other words , the sentence predicates that the ( possibly repetitive ) event of kicking took place irrespective of success ( i.e. whether John's leg [ s ] made contact with ...
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... hence , a causal rendering for ( 2b ) would amount to a tautology . However , it makes sense to ask " Why is the river solid ? " and answer " Because it froze " , thus establishing a causal link between the river's freezing and the ...
... hence , a causal rendering for ( 2b ) would amount to a tautology . However , it makes sense to ask " Why is the river solid ? " and answer " Because it froze " , thus establishing a causal link between the river's freezing and the ...
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... ( al- luded to by the prepositional phrase into her twilight years ) and hence does not seem to qualify as a resultative construction , we note that the ageing process is predicated of the subject referent 4 Introduction.
... ( al- luded to by the prepositional phrase into her twilight years ) and hence does not seem to qualify as a resultative construction , we note that the ageing process is predicated of the subject referent 4 Introduction.
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... Hence , such a preposi- tional phrase cannot be treated on a par with " ordinary " adjuncts such as in the garden in Chris fed the cat in the garden . In this ex- ample , in the garden can be predicated of the subject referent and does ...
... Hence , such a preposi- tional phrase cannot be treated on a par with " ordinary " adjuncts such as in the garden in Chris fed the cat in the garden . In this ex- ample , in the garden can be predicated of the subject referent and does ...
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... to wakefulness ; in the lat- ter , a is equated with eyes . The definition in ( 7 ) however is partly syntactic and partly semantic . It requires that the change phrase have a non - subject / object role ; hence , 8 Introduction.
... to wakefulness ; in the lat- ter , a is equated with eyes . The definition in ( 7 ) however is partly syntactic and partly semantic . It requires that the change phrase have a non - subject / object role ; hence , 8 Introduction.
Contents
32 Gestalt versus partwhole properties | 155 |
33 Summary | 159 |
4 Interim conclusion | 161 |
41 Transitivity | 162 |
42 Resultative adjectives | 165 |
The Force Change Schema and the Event Change Schema | 173 |
1 The Force Change Schema | 174 |
11 Subcategorised objects | 175 |
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35 Summary | 76 |
Asymmetric resultatives and the change complex | 79 |
1 Transitivity | 80 |
12 The Direct Object Restriction | 82 |
13 Some problematic data | 86 |
14 Summary | 91 |
21 Allative and ablative prepositions | 92 |
22 Prepositions in the change complex | 100 |
23 The problematic examples | 105 |
24 Summary | 107 |
When properties are not in the eye of the beholder | 109 |
33 Goldbergs 1995 Unique Path Constraint | 115 |
4 Conclusion | 117 |
Motion and idiosyncrasy | 119 |
1 The motion scenario | 120 |
11 The motion scenario is evoked by the construction | 121 |
12 The motion scenario is evoked by the verb | 124 |
13 Summary | 129 |
2 Tight links and information retrieval | 130 |
22 Linking events | 135 |
3 Lexical variation | 137 |
31 Wechslers 2001 approach | 140 |
Abovethenorm reading and tight links | 178 |
13 Mild causality and specification | 201 |
14 Goldbergs 1995 analysis | 211 |
2 The Event Change Schema | 218 |
21 Temporal coextensiveness | 219 |
22 Temporal sequencing | 227 |
23 The transitive Event Change Schema and subject orientation | 229 |
3 Conclusion | 238 |
The Event Force Change Schema and verb classes | 241 |
1 The Event Force Change Schema | 242 |
12 The noncausal variant | 247 |
2 The lack of object orientation | 252 |
21 On satisfaction and love | 253 |
22 to the point of | 260 |
23 Partwhole variants | 264 |
3 On indeterminacy and complexity | 271 |
4 Verb classes | 274 |
41 Middle verbs | 278 |
42 Verbs of manner of motion | 279 |
43 Verbs of accompaniment | 281 |
44 Emission verbs | 284 |
45 Verbs of transformation and creation | 289 |
5 Conclusion | 292 |
atconstructions | 297 |
1 The conative alternation | 298 |
12 Van der Leeks 1996 analysis | 303 |
2 The allative and ablative scenarios | 309 |
Necessary contact without translational motion | 314 |
Translational motion with necessary contact | 319 |
3 Pesetskys 1995 paradox | 323 |
4 Conclusion | 326 |
Conclusion | 329 |
2 Summary | 330 |
Notes | 351 |
References | 379 |
Sources of examples | 389 |
Index | 391 |
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