The Light Verb Construction in Japanese : the role of the verbal noun.

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 su...

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Main Author: Miyamoto, Tadao
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Published: Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2000.
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520 |a 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. 
505 0 |a THE LIGHT VERB CONSTRUCTION IN JAPANESE; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; List of Tables; Preface; CHAPTER 1. Introduction; CHAPTER 2. Types of Nominals; CHAPTER 3. Mono- vs. Bi-Predicational VN-o Suru; CHAPTER 4. Control Structure; CHAPTER 5. A Conceptual Semantic Analysis; CHAPTER 6. A Syntactic Analysis; CHAPTER 7. The Unaccusative Hypothesis; CHAPTER 8. Closing Remarks; References; Index; The Series LINGUISTIK AKTUELL/LINGUISTICS TODAY. 
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