Intransitive Predication

Leon Stassen, "Intransitive Predication"
English | 2004 | ISBN: 0199258937 | PDF | pages: 386 | 77.6 mb
Stassen makes a major contribution to the study of language typology with Intransitive Predication. Basing his analysis on a sample of 410 languages, he presents a universally applicable model for defining the domain of intransitive predication in natural languages. Intransitive predicates are defined in terms of four domains: events (Sarah is walking), classes (Sarah is a secretary), properties (Sarah is tall), and locations (Sarah is in the garden).