The Conceptual Structure of Object Control and Exceptional Case Marking in English
Within the framework of Jackendoff’s conceptual semantics, this study investigates the semantic properties that govern the distribution of object control (such as John persuaded Mary to help Sally) and exceptional case marking (such as John wanted Mary to help Sally) in English. In contrast to Jacke...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Stockholms universitet, Engelska institutionen
2006
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-1327 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-7155-329-0 |