"This is really two books in one: a valuable reference resource, and a groundbreaking case study that represents a new approach to constructional semantics. It presents a detailed descriptive survey, using extensive examples collected from the Internet, of German verb constructi…
The Semantics of English Negative Prefixes outlines a model which unifies the principles of two popular approaches to language description. Cognitive Semantics is the theory that takes account of mental operations. Usage-based Semantics is the practice that focuses on actual utt…
This book offers the first comprehensive study of Middle English prepositions and adverbs combining the prefix 'be-' with a preposition, an adverb or a numeral recorded in prose texts. Six best established lexemes, i.e., 'before, beyond, behind, beneath, between' and'betwixt'are…
"Verbal prefixes in Slavic languages remain an intricate and puzzling phenomenon, raising questions about whether their behavior is governed by a systematic pattern, and if their attachment is subject to any kind of uniform semantic system. Olga Kagan offers a new unified analys…
