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A comparative study of Bantu noun classes
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ISBN: 9173463647 9789173463645 Year: 1999 Volume: 13 Publisher: Göteborg Acta universitatis Gothoburgensis


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Wortbildung und Valenz des Substantivs im Deutschen und im Chinesischen
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ISBN: 3631351453 Year: 1999 Publisher: Frankfurt am Main : Lang,

The light verb construction in Japanese
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ISBN: 1282160087 9786612160080 9027294917 9789027294913 9781556199134 1556199139 1556199139 9027227500 Year: 1999 Publisher: Philadelphia, PA J. Benjamins Pub.

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Abstract

This study deals with the so-called Light Verb Construction in Japanese, which consists of the verb "suru" 'do' and an accusative ("o") marked verbal noun (VN). There have been unresolved debates on the role of "suru": whether "suru" in "VN-o suru" functions as a light or heavy verb. The previous studies attempt to disambiguate "VN-o suru" formations by relying solely on examining whether "suru" can be thematically light or not. This study argues that the ambiguity does not stem from the 'weight' of "suru" but from its accusative phrase: whether it is headed by a thematic (complex event) VN or non-thematic (simple event) VN. Using a principles and parameters approach and employing ideas from conceptual semantics and theories of aspect, this study demonstrates that the characterization of "VN-o suru" formations arises not from the dichotic behavior of "suru" but from the dichotic behavior of the accusative phrase.

Aspect, eventuality types and nominal reference
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ISBN: 0815332718 Year: 1999 Publisher: New York Garland

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