query: inventory of unaccusative verbs

George Lakoff lakoff at COGSCI.BERKELEY.EDU
Sat Mar 28 06:30:27 UTC 1998


Hi,

If you take a look at my case study of there-constructions (Case study 3 in
Women, Fire and Dangerous Things) you will discover that the analysis of
Engliush there-constructions as taking unaccusative verbs in incorrect.
There is a semantic condition and it rules our disappear. Enjoy the case
study!

George



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