Two Way-Constructions in Dutch

Name: Two Way-Constructions in Dutch
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ISBN: 9783639162677

ISBN-10: 3639162676

ISBN-13: 9783639162677

Edition: N/A

Authors: Marie-Elaine Van Egmond

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This book introduces a Dutch construction, called the Transition to Location Construction (TLC) (e.g. Hugo zong zich in de finale 'Hugo sang his way into the final'). A second Dutch way-construction, called the weg-construction (e.g. Hugo schopte zich een weg door de menigte 'Hugo kicked his way through the crowd'), is also investigated. Both constructions are parallel to the English way-construction, but in Dutch they have a different meaning and syntax: the weg-construction is ditransitive and denotes motion along a path, whereas the TLC is transitive and denotes a transition to a location, which does not involve the traversal of a path. The constructions are of interest, because they…

Book details

List price: $58.00
Publisher: AV Akademikerverlag GmbH & Co. KG
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 202
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.46" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English