Adverbs as a word class are notoriously difficult to define. The volume deals with the delimitation of this category, its internal structure, the morphological make-up of adverbs and their positions in syntactic structures. A closer look at diachronic developments sheds light on the characteristics of adverbial word-formation. Taking into account adverbs in German, English, Dutch, French and Italian, the contributions to this volume provide new insights into the characteristics of this heterogeneous and multi-faceted category and will be of interest to linguists working in the fields of morphology, syntax and language change.
| ISBN: | 9789027259356 |
| Publication date: | 24th September 2015 |
| Author: | Karin Pittner, Daniela Elsner, Fabian Barteld |
| Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 280 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Language Companion Series |
| Genres: |
Grammar, syntax and morphology |