Aarts, B;
(1989)
Verb-preposition constructions and small clauses in English.
Journal of Linguistics
, 25
(2)
277 - 290.
10.1017/S0022226700014109.
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Abstract
The analysis of verb-particle constructions, or verb-preposition constructions, as I will call them, has-given rise to much debate in the linguistic literature over a long period of time. Traditionally, a bipartite classification of these structures has been assumed consisting of a class of ‘phrasal verbs’, such as those in (1) and (2), and a class of ‘prepositional verbs’, such as those in (3): (1) I switched the light off. (2) I looked the information up. (3) Look at the prospectus: it clearly states that your admission depends on your examination results.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Verb-preposition constructions and small clauses in English |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0022226700014109 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022226700014109 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 1989 Cambridge University Press |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of English Lang and Literature |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/60251 |
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