Postal, Paul M.

Edge-Based Clausal Syntax : A Study of (Mostly) English Object Structure. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (484 pages) - The MIT Press Series . - The MIT Press Series .

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Objects and Arrays -- 3 Double Object Structures -- 4 Periphrastic and Nonperiphrastic Passives -- 5 Passivization Targets: I -- 6 Passivization Targets: II -- 7 Passivization Targets: III -- 8 Visser's Generalization -- 9 Clauses with That Clause Complements -- 10 Results, If Any -- Notes -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

An argument that there are three kinds of English grammatical objects, each with different syntactic properties.

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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Clauses.
English language -- Syntax.
English language -- Clauses.


Electronic books.

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