Causatives in minimalism
by Blanco, Mercedes, (Mercedes)
fromLinguistik aktuell/linguistics today
by Blanco, Mercedes, (Mercedes)
fromLinguistik aktuell/linguistics today
Fusing insights from cognitive grammar, systemic-functional grammar and Government & Binding, the present work elaborates and refines Davidse's view that the English grammar of lexical causatives is governed by the transitive and ergative paradigms, two distinct models of causat…
by Comrie, Bernard, Polinsky, Maria
fromStudies in language companion series
This volume brings together 18 typological studies of causative and related constructions (transitivity, voice, other expressions of cause) by 19 scholars from North America, Western Europe, and Russia. The inspirations for the volume is the pioneering work on causative construc…
by Comrie, Bernard, Polinsky, Maria
fromStudies in language companion series