2 Complex adpositions in three West Germanic Languages: German, Dutch, and English
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Anatol Stefanowitsch
Abstract
In this chapter, we provide an overview of simple and complex adpositions in West Germanic languages, focusing in particular on German, Dutch, and English. We show that the class of prepositions is not a closed class in these languages, but that there are several ways in which it is productively extended. The focus of this chapter is on structural and diachronic aspects of the highlyproductive [P (Det) N P]-constructions (i.e. the structural pattern ‘preposition - (determiner) - noun - preposition’), for example, Nl. met betrekking tot, G. in Bezug auf, and Eng. with regard to.
Abstract
In this chapter, we provide an overview of simple and complex adpositions in West Germanic languages, focusing in particular on German, Dutch, and English. We show that the class of prepositions is not a closed class in these languages, but that there are several ways in which it is productively extended. The focus of this chapter is on structural and diachronic aspects of the highlyproductive [P (Det) N P]-constructions (i.e. the structural pattern ‘preposition - (determiner) - noun - preposition’), for example, Nl. met betrekking tot, G. in Bezug auf, and Eng. with regard to.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Introduction: Complex adpositions and complex nominal relators 1
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Indo-European language families & isolates
- 1 Complex adpositions in Romance: Emergence and variation 33
- 2 Complex adpositions in three West Germanic Languages: German, Dutch, and English 65
- 3 Complex adpositions in Slavic languages: The case of Serbian 139
- 4 Complex prepositions in Breton 195
- 5 On complex adpositions in Modern Greek 233
- 6 Complex prepositions in Albanian: A first assessment 265
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Non Indo-European languages
- 7 What makes a complex postposition: The cyclic development of postpositions in Estonian 299
- 8 Complex and simple postpositions: The split in Permic 335
- 9 Case marking and complex adpositions in Basque 367
- 10 Structure and origin of Turkish adpositions 403
- 11 A chapter on compound prepositions in Maltese: prep-prep combinations and related issues 439
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Discussion
- 12 Complex adpositions in Europe and beyond: A synthesis 473
- Index 497
- Language Index 501
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Introduction: Complex adpositions and complex nominal relators 1
-
Indo-European language families & isolates
- 1 Complex adpositions in Romance: Emergence and variation 33
- 2 Complex adpositions in three West Germanic Languages: German, Dutch, and English 65
- 3 Complex adpositions in Slavic languages: The case of Serbian 139
- 4 Complex prepositions in Breton 195
- 5 On complex adpositions in Modern Greek 233
- 6 Complex prepositions in Albanian: A first assessment 265
-
Non Indo-European languages
- 7 What makes a complex postposition: The cyclic development of postpositions in Estonian 299
- 8 Complex and simple postpositions: The split in Permic 335
- 9 Case marking and complex adpositions in Basque 367
- 10 Structure and origin of Turkish adpositions 403
- 11 A chapter on compound prepositions in Maltese: prep-prep combinations and related issues 439
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Discussion
- 12 Complex adpositions in Europe and beyond: A synthesis 473
- Index 497
- Language Index 501
