Optimizing adverb positions
Eva Engels.
Bok Engelsk 2012 Eva. Engels,· Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : : John Benjamins Pub. Company, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (361 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - pt. 1. Adverb positions -- pt. 2. Adverb positions in gap constructions.. - Adverb positions vary within a single language as well as across diverse languages. Based on the study of adverbs in English, French and German, this monograph shows that the distribution of adverbs is influenced by various factors at distinct levels of linguistic representation - comprising semantics, syntax, phonology and information structure -, which interact in determining adverb positions. The results of the investigation are formulated within the theoretical framework of Optimality Theory, which captures the complex interaction of these factors by hierarchically ranked constraints, deri
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| ISBN | 9027255644. - 9789027255648
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