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The roots of verbal meaning

Title
The roots of verbal meaning [electronic resource] / John Beavers and Andrew Koontz-Garboden.
Author
Beavers, John.
Publication
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.

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Additional Authors
Koontz-Garboden, Andrew.
Description
1 online resource (288 pages).
Summary
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.
Series Statement
  • Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ; 74
  • Oxford scholarship online
Uniform Title
  • Roots of verbal meaning (Online)
  • Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ; 74.
  • Oxford scholarship online.
Alternative Title
Roots of verbal meaning (Online)
Subject
  • Semantics, Historical
  • Grammar, Comparative and general > Verb
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Audience (note)
  • Specialized.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 27, 2020).
OCLC
ssj0002929160
Author
Beavers, John.
Title
The roots of verbal meaning [electronic resource] / John Beavers and Andrew Koontz-Garboden.
Imprint
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Series
Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ; 74
Oxford scholarship online
Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ; 74.
Oxford scholarship online.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Audience
Specialized.
Note
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 27, 2020).
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Koontz-Garboden, Andrew.
Other Form:
Print version : 9780198855781
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