Derived Intransitivity: A Contrastive Analysis of Certain Reflexive Verbs in German, Russian and English (Linguistische Arbeiten)

Over the past few decades, the book series Linguistische Arbeiten [Linguistic Studies], comprising over 500 volumes, has made a significant contribution to the development of linguistic theory both in Germany and internationally. The series will continue to deliver new impulses for research and maintain the central insight of linguistics that progress can only be made in acquiring new knowledge about human languages both synchronically and diachronically by closely combining empirical and theoretical analyses. To this end, we invite submission of high-quality linguistic studies from all the central areas of general linguistics and the linguistics of individual languages which address topical questions, discuss new data and advance the development of linguistic theory. Acknowledgements 1. Preliminaries 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Purpose of this study 1.2 Subject matter of this study 1.3 Methodological considerations 2. Background 2.1 Previous classifications of SICH/SJA-verbs 2.2 Transitivity 2.3 Voice 2.4 Transitivity and voice 2.5 Comparison of some recent treatments of SICH/SJA-verbs 3. The contrastive analysis 3.1 Explanation of the theoretical framework 3.2 Derived Intransitivity in Russian 3.3 Derived Intransitivity in German 3.4 Derived Intransitivity in English 3.5 Contrastive analysis statements 4. Further remarks on SICH/-SJA 4.1 Subjectless sentences in German 4.2 SICH-verbs formed from intransitive verbs 4.3 SICH and valence 4.4 English subject and valence 4.5 Lack of subject and no valence reduction 4.6 -SJA, intransitive verbs and valence 4.7 Comparison of Derived Intransitive marker and verb subcategorization for subject 4.8 Syntactic and lexical derivation 4.9 Conclusions: restatement of SICH-Introduction and the contrastive analysis in chapter 3 5. Summary Literatur List of verbs Register The purpose of this work is to extend our knowledge of the syntax of English, German and Russian and additionally to explore the possibilities of using contrastive analysis as a tool for linguistic investigation. This work deals with "reflexive verbs in order to 1) clarify some of the problems involved in analyzing them, and 2) to uncover certain syntactic differences among these three languages David J. Cranmer. Originally Presented As Part Of ... Work For A Doctor Of Philosophy Degree In General Linguistics [at Cornell University]. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [111]-113. The book series Linguistische Arbeiten (LA) publishes high-quality work in linguistics that addresses current issues in synchrony and diachrony, theoretically or empirically oriented.