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

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
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2000.
Subjects:
Japanese language > Verb.
Japanese language > Noun phrase.
Japanese language > Noun phrase
Japanese language > Verb
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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