{"product_id":"english-verb-classes-and-alternations-beth-levin-9780226475332","title":"English Verb Classes and Alternations: A Preliminary Investigation","description":"In this rich reference work, Beth Levin classifies over 3,000 English verbs according to shared meaning and behavior. Levin starts with the hypothesis that a verb's meaning influences its syntactic behavior and develops it into a powerful tool for studying the English verb lexicon. She shows how identifying verbs with similar syntactic behavior provides an effective means of distinguishing semantically coherent verb classes, and isolates these classes by examining verb behavior with respect to a wide range of syntactic alternations that reflect verb meaning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first part of the book sets out alternate ways in which verbs can express their arguments. The second presents classes of verbs that share a kernel of meaning and explores in detail the behavior of each class, drawing on the alternations in the first part. Levin's discussion of each class and alternation includes lists of relevant verbs, illustrative examples, comments on noteworthy properties, and bibliographic references. The result is an original, systematic picture of the organization of the verb inventory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Easy to use, \u003ci\u003eEnglish Verb Classes and Alternations\u003c\/i\u003e sets the stage for further explorations of the interface between lexical semantics and syntax. It will prove indispensable for theoretical and computational linguists, psycholinguists, cognitive scientists, lexicographers, and teachers of English as a second language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Beth Levin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226475336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226475332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.02w x 0.86d","brand":"Beth Levin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990112796927,"sku":"9780226475332","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_609fe1e4-2883-4fd2-8572-fb9205e2e23d.jpg?v=1683303066","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/english-verb-classes-and-alternations-beth-levin-9780226475332","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}