The Unaccusativity Puzzle

The Unaccusativity Puzzle
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 388
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ISBN-10 : 0199257655
ISBN-13 : 9780199257652
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Book Synopsis The Unaccusativity Puzzle by : Artemis Alexiadou

Download or read book The Unaccusativity Puzzle written by Artemis Alexiadou and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The phenomenon of unaccusativity is a central focus for the study of the complex properties of verb classes. This book combines contemporary approaches to the subject with several papers that have achieved a significant status even though formally unpublished.


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