The meaning of particle : prefix constructions in German
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The meaning of particle : prefix constructions in German
(Human cognitive processing, v. 34)
John Benjamins, c2011
- : Hb
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-323) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is really two books in one: a valuable reference resource, and a groundbreaking case study that represents a new approach to constructional semantics. It presents a detailed descriptive survey, using extensive examples collected from the Internet, of German verb constructions in which the expressions durch ('through'), uber ('over'), unter ('under'), and um ('around') occur either as inseparable verb prefixes or as separable verb particles. Based on that evidence, the author argues that the prefixed verb constructions and particle verb constructions themselves have meaning, and that this meaning involves subjective construal processes rather than objective information. The constructions prompt us to distribute focal attention according to patterns that can be articulated in terms of Talmy's notion of "perspectival modes". Among the other topics that play an important role in the analysis are incremental themes, reflexive trajectors, fictive motion, "multi-directional paths", and "accusative landmarks".
Table of Contents
- 1. Preface
- 2. Part I. Introduction and overview
- 3. 1. Particle / prefix constructions and the study of constructional meaning
- 4. 2. Route-path expressions and other basic concepts
- 5. Part II. Particle verb constructions
- 6. 3. Intransitive particle verb constructions
- 7. 4. Particle verbs with accusative FGs
- 8. 5. UM- verbs and reflexive-trajectors
- 9. 6. DURCH- verbs with accusative routes
- 10. Part III. Prefixed verb constructions
- 11. 7. Prefixed verbs and holistic paths
- 12. 8. Prefixed verbs and multi-directional paths
- 13. 9. Prefixed verb constructions with an implicit LM
- 14. Part IV. Comparisons and conclusions
- 15. 10. Contrasting uber- and UBER- (and unter- and UNTER-)
- 16. 11. Contrasting durch- and DURCH-
- 17. 12. The meaning of the constructions
- 18. References
- 19. Index of subjects and names
- 20. Index of verbs
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