Particles: On the Syntax of Verb-Particle, Triadic, and Causative Constructions

by Marcel Den Dikken

Book Overview

Particles are words that do not change their form through inflection and do not fit easily into the established system of parts of speech. Examples include the negative particle "not," the infinitival particle "to" (as in "to go"), and do and let in "do tell me" and "let's go." Particles investigates the constraints on the distribution and placement of verbal particles. A proper understanding of these constraints yields insight into the structure...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195091353
• ISBN13: 9780195091359
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"