nam a22 c 4500 la.181/253009425 nljbp 250625051449.1 cr ||||||||||| 241222s2012 ne |||||||||||||||||eng|d 2011041932 9789027281845 (e-Book) nljbp eng nljbp nljbp P284 415/.76 23 CFK bicssc LAN009000 bisacsh Engels, Eva author Optimizing Adverb Positions Eva Engels Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2012 ©2012 1 online resource (xiv, 347 pp. ) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today 0166-0829 181 Includes bibliographical references and index. Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Basic assumptions on inputs and output candidates -- Chapter 2. Verb movement and adverb placement -- Chapter 3. Information structure and adverb placement -- Chapter 4. Interim conclusion -- Chapter 5. Gap constructions in English -- Chapter 6. Other languages -- Chapter 7. Conclusion Adverb positions vary within a single language as well as across diverse languages. Based on the study of adverbs in English, French and German, this monograph shows that the distribution of adverbs is influenced by various factors at distinct levels of linguistic representation – comprising semantics, syntax, phonology and information structure –, which interact in determining adverb positions. The results of the investigation are formulated within the theoretical framework of Optimality Theory, which captures the complex interaction of these factors by hierarchically ranked constraints, deriving cross-linguistic variation of adverb positions by differences in the language-specific constraint hierarchies. The book is divided into two parts: While Part I examines adverb positions in general, Part II investigates under which circumstances an adverb may attach to a phonetically empty constituent in the languages under discussion. The book appeals to a linguistic audience interested in Germanic and Romance languages as well as in theoretical syntax in general. Provided by publisher. Generative linguistics Syntax Theoretical linguistics Engels, Eva author Hardbound version: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2012 9789027255648 DOI https://doi.org/10.1075/la.181 JB e-Platform https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/books/9789027281845