The Syntax of Adjuncts

This book proposes a theory of the distribution of adverbial adjuncts in a Principles and Parameters framework, claiming that there are few syntactic principles specific to adverbials; rather, for the most part, adverbials adjoin freely to any projection. A wide range of adverbial types is analyzed; predicational adverbs (such as manner, and modal adverbs), domain expressions such as financially, temporal, frequency, duration, and focusing adverbials; participant PP's (e.g. locatives and benefactives); resultative and conditional clauses, and others, taken primarily from English, Chinese, French, and Italian, with occasional reference to others (such as German and Japanese).

Author: Thomas Ernst
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 11/02/2006
Pages: 568
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.81lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.27d
ISBN: 9780521028189

This title is not returnable