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This monograph studies issues of current minimalist concern, such as whether differences in the expression of argument and syntactic structure can all be attributed to the parameterization of specific functional heads. In particular, this book studies in-depth the extent to which variation in the expression of causation, available both intra- and crosslinguistically, can be accounted for by appealing only to the microparameterization of the causative head, Cause, as previously argued for by linguists such as Pylkkänen. It concludes that the microparameterization of Cause may explain some major characteristics associated with causatives, but it cannot be regarded as the only explanation behind variation in these structures. The book includes relevant discussion on argument structure and looks in detail at languages, such as the Uto-Aztecan Hiaki, that have not received much attention before. It is mostly intended for an audience interested in theoretical approaches to argument structure and variation.

Causative (Linguistics) --- Minimalist theory (Linguistics) --- Grammar, Comparative and general --- Causative constructions --- Generative grammar --- Causal relations (Linguistics) --- Syntax --- Causative (Linguistics). --- Minimalist theory (Linguistics).

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This title uses the cartographic theory to examine the left periphery of the English clause and compares it to the left-peripheral structures of other languages.

Causative (Linguistics) --- Grammar, Comparative and general --- Language and languages --- Syntax --- Adverbials --- Transitivity (Grammar) --- Causal relations (Linguistics) --- Transitivity. --- Adverbials. --- Syntax. --- Verb --- Transitivity --- Verb phrase --- Causative constructions --- 17.52 syntax. --- Causative (Linguistics). --- Linguistics --- Philology --- Grammar, Comparative and general Syntax

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Main Clause Phenomena: New Horizons takes the study of Main Clause Phenomena (MCP) into the 21st century, without neglecting the origins of the topic. It brings together work by both established and up-and-coming scholars, who present analyses for a wide range of MCP, from a variety of languages, with a particular focus on particles and agreement markers, complementizers and verb second, and the licensing of MCP in different types of clauses. Besides enriching the empirical domain, this volume also engages with the theoretical question of how best to capture the distribution of MCP and,

Causative (Linguistics) --- Grammar, Comparative and general --- Generative grammar. --- Causal relations (Linguistics) --- Grammar, Generative --- Grammar, Transformational --- Grammar, Transformational generative --- Transformational generative grammar --- Transformational grammar --- Psycholinguistics --- Transitivity (Grammar) --- Transitivity. --- Causative constructions --- Syntax --- Derivation --- Verb --- Transitivity --- Verb phrase --- Linguistics --- Philology

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Grammar --- Causative (Linguistics) --- Grammar, Comparative and general --- 801.56 --- Comparative grammar --- Grammar, Philosophical --- Grammar, Universal --- Language and languages --- Philosophical grammar --- Linguistics --- Philology --- 801.56 Syntaxis. Semantiek --- Syntaxis. Semantiek --- Causal relations (Linguistics) --- Grammar, Comparative --- Causative constructions --- Syntax --- Grammar, Comparative and general.

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English causative constructions with cause, get, have and make are often mistakenly presented as (quasi-)synonymous and more or less interchangeable. This book demonstrates the value of corpus linguistics in identifying the syntactic, semantic, lexical and stylistic features that are distinctive for each of these constructions. It also underlines the usefulness of providing corpus studies with a solid theoretical foundation by showing how corpus linguistics can be fruitfully combined with cognitive linguistics, which is used both as a starting point for the analysis (top-down approach) and as a framework within which to interpret the corpus results (bottom-up approach). From a methodological point of view, the study illustrates the complementarity of corpus and elicitation data, and offers tools and methods that could be used to investigate other syntactic structures. Finally, the book also has a pedagogical dimension in that it examines how the research findings can be applied to foreign language teaching.

Lexicology. Semantics --- Psycholinguistics --- Grammar --- Cognitive grammar. --- Corpora (Linguistics) --- Causative (Linguistics) --- #KVHA:Taalkunde --- #KVHA:Cognitieve linguïstiek --- #KVHA:Corpuslinguïstiek --- #KVHA:Causaliteit --- 801.56 --- Syntaxis. Semantiek --- Corpora (Linguistics). --- 801.56 Syntaxis. Semantiek --- Causative (Linguistics). --- Cognitive grammar --- Corpus-based analysis (Linguistics) --- Corpus linguistics --- Linguistic analysis (Linguistics) --- Cognitive linguistics --- Grammar, Comparative and general --- Causal relations (Linguistics) --- Causative constructions --- Syntax