The event structure of perception verbs
This study examines the semantics and syntactic behaviour of perception verbs such as look, see, taste, hear, feel, sound and listen. It considers their meanings, modality, and irregularity, and examines the kinds of polysemy they exhibit. It offers new insights on lexical causation, evidentiality,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2010, 2010
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This study examines the semantics and syntactic behaviour of perception verbs such as look, see, taste, hear, feel, sound and listen. It considers their meanings, modality, and irregularity, and examines the kinds of polysemy they exhibit. It offers new insights on lexical causation, evidentiality, and processes of cognition |
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| Physical Description: | x, 317 p. ill |
| ISBN: | 9780191722417 0191722413 |