The Roots of Verbal Meaning
| Author | : John Beavers |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 277 |
| Release | : 2020 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780198855781 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0198855788 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (788 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Roots of Verbal Meaning by : John Beavers
Download or read book The Roots of Verbal Meaning written by John Beavers and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores possible and impossible word meanings, with a specific focus on the meanings of verbs. It presents a new theory of possible root meanings and their interaction with event templates that produces a new typology of possible verbs, with semantic and grammatical properties determined not just by templates, but also by roots.
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