This book explores locative inversion through the lens of argument alternations, highlighting the challenges these alternations pose for linguistic theory. It begins by questioning whether locative inversion and its uninverted counterpart differ in meaning or function as paraphrases. It then investigates what motivates locative inversion, with a focus on how semantic and pragmatic considerations influence the choice of syntactic structure in various contexts. Additionally, the study addresses the intricate task of describing the verbs involved in locative inversion, shedding light on related phenomena such as the definiteness effect, unaccusative diagnostics, and harmonic alignment.
| ISBN: | 9783119148269 |
| Publication date: | 1st September 2026 |
| Author: | Yuting Li |
| Publisher: | De Gruyter Mouton an imprint of De Gruyter |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 285 pages |
| Series: | Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs |
| Genres: |
Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics Linguistics |
This book explores locative inversion through the lens of argument alternations, highlighting the challenges these alternations pose for linguistic theory. It begins by questioning whether locative inversion and its uninverted counterpart differ in meaning or function as paraphrases.
Locative Inversion in Mandarin Chinese features in the following genres: Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Linguistics
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Locative Inversion in Mandarin Chinese was written by Yuting Li and published by De Gruyter Mouton an imprint of De Gruyter
Locative Inversion in Mandarin Chinese has 285 pages
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