The Syntax and Lexical Semantics of Cognate Object Constructions

The Syntax and Lexical Semantics of Cognate Object Constructions

abstract: In this thesis, I explore Cognate Object Constructions COCs (e.g. The clown "laughed" a creepy "laugh") through three research questions: (1) What verbs can accept Cognate Objects COs? (2) Why can these verbs accept COs and other verbs cannot? and (3) How are COCs deriv...

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Other Authors: Willson, Jacob (Author)
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Linguistics
Cognate Object
Determinacy
Hyponymous Object
Problems of Projection
Sorace's Hierarchy
Unergative Restriction
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.54794

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