Stage and Adjunct Predicates: Licensing and Structure in Secondary Predication Constructions

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Abstract

This paper examines the different properties of certain constructions of secondary predication, i.e., constructions containing a predicator in addition to the verb, with a focus on the way such constructions meet the constraints of a theory of licensing.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationKnowledge and Language
Subtitle of host publicationVolume II Lexical and Conceptual Structure
EditorsEric Reuland, Werner Abraham
PublisherSpringer, Dordrecht
Pages157-182
ISBN (Electronic)9789401118422
ISBN (Print)9789401048132
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993

Keywords

  • Argument Structure
  • Secondary Predication
  • Sentence Subject
  • Lexical Representation
  • Small Clause

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