The Syntactic Structure of Verb-Particle Constructions

by Christina Gieseler

Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, University of Wuppertal, language: English, abstract: Introduction Verb-Particle Constructions occur in "most, if not all, of the Germanic languages" (Deh 2002:1, Olsen 2000:149). They are also known as "verb-particle combinations", "phrasal verbs", "particle verbs" (PVs) or "separable (complex) verbs" (cf. Deh ibid., cf. Deh , Jackendoff,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3656122725
• ISBN13: 9783656122722
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"