Chapter 7. When and why the path PP may be omitted

Chapter 7
When and why the path PP may be omitted

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Article outline

1.Introduction
2.Way expressions without a path PP
- 2.1Corpus data
- 2.2Apparently puzzling behaviors of pay one’s way
- 2.3Earn one’s way
3.How to partition the meaning into two parts
- 3.1Another look at manner-of-motion verbs
- 3.2Subtracting the motion semantics from pay one’s wa y through college
- 3.3Subtracting the motion semantics from earn one’s way through college
4.Not null instantiation, but subtracting of the motion semantics
5.An overall picture
6.Conclusion
Notes