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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781624703321

Autore

Dewell Robert B

Titolo

The meaning of particle/prefix constructions in German / / Robert B. Dewell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011

ISBN

1-283-28670-X

9786613286703

90-272-8365-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (350 pages)

Collana

Human cognitive processing, , 1387-6724 ; ; v. 34

Disciplina

435

Soggetti

German language - Verb phrase

German language - Syntax

Grammar, Comparative and general - Verb phrase

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Meaning of Particle / Prefix Constructions in German; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Table of contents; Preface; Part I. Introduction and overview; 1. Particle / prefix constructions and the study of constructional meaning; 2. Route-path expressions and other basic concepts; Part II. Particle verb constructions; 3. Intransitive particle verb constructions; 4. Particle verbs with accusative FGs; 5. UM- verbs and reflexive-trajectors; 6. DURCH- verbs with accusative routes; Part III. Prefixed verb constructions; 7. Prefixed verbs and holistic paths. 8. Prefixed verbs and multi-directional paths9. Prefixed verb constructions with an implicit LM; Part IV. Comparisons and conclusions; 10. Contrasting über- and ÜBER- (and unter- and UNTER- ); 11. Contrasting durch- and DURCH-; 12. The meaning of the constructions; References; Index of subjects and names; Index of verbs

pt. 1. Introduction and overview -- pt. 2. Particle verb constructions -- pt. 3. Prefixed verb constructions -- pt. 4. Comparisons and conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

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 constructions in which the expressions durch ('through'), über ('over'), unter ('under'), and um ('around') occur either as inseparable verb prefixes or as separable verb particles. Based on that evidence, the author argues that the prefixed verb constructions and particle verb constructions themselves