The grammaticalization of prepositional markers in Igbo: The example of the verb root -nyé 'give'

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Introduction: Syntax and semantics of spatial P 1
4. Part I. The general architecture of spatial PPs
5. The fine structure of spatial expressions 35
6. Projections of P 63
7. Priorities in the production of prepositions 85
8. The grammar of complex particle phrases in English 103
9. Part II. Expressions of directionality
10. The correspondence between directionality and transitivity 149
11. Pragmatic factors and variation in the expression of spatial goals: The case of into vs. in 175
12. Complex PPs in Italian 197
13. On the l-syntax of directionality/resultativity: The case of Germanic preverbs 221
14. Part III. Locative PPs
15. The distribution and interpretation of adjunct locative PPs 253
16. Aspect inside PLACE PPs 273
17. Part IV. Silent Ps
18. The place of PLACE in Persian 305
19. Why are they different? An exploration of Hebrew locative PPs 331
20. Silent prepositions: Evidence from free relatives 365
21. Part V. Grammaticalisation
22. The grammaticalization of prepositional markers in Igbo: The example of the verb root -nyé 'give' 389
23. Index of languages, dialects, and language families 409
24. Index of authors 411
25. Index of subjects 415