Frame-Constructional Verb Classes
Change and Theft verbs in English and German
On this approach, verb classes are formulated at varying granularity levels to adequately capture both the shared semantic and syntactic properties unifying verbs of a class and the idiosyncratic properties unique to individual verbs. In-depth analyses based on this approach shed light on the interrelations between verbs, frame-semantics, and constructions, and on the semantic richness and network organization of grammatical constructions.
This approach is extended to a comparison of Change and Theft verbs, revealing unexpected lexical and syntactic differences across semantically distinct classes. Finally, a range of contrastive (German–English) analyses demonstrate how verb classes can inform the cross-linguistic comparison of verbs and constructions.
Published online on 20 October 2020
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments | pp. ix–x
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Chapter 1. Introduction | pp. 1–20
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Chapter 2. Approaches to verb classification | pp. 21–51
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Chapter 3. Frame Semantics, Construction Grammar, and Valency Grammar | pp. 53–112
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Chapter 4. English Change verbs | pp. 113–186
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Chapter 5. Comparing Theft verbs to Change verbs | pp. 187–223
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Chapter 6. A contrastive perspective: German Change and Theft Verbs | pp. 225–284
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Chapter 7. Conclusion | pp. 285–298
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Bibliography
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Author Index
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Verb Class Index
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Subject Index
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