9.481, Qs: Preverb, Unaccusative, "up", Teaching Ling

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-9-481. Sun Mar 29 1998. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 9.481, Qs: Preverb, Unaccusative, "up", Teaching Ling

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1)
Date:  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 17:21:23 -0600 (CST)
From:  Edith A Moravcsik <edith at csd.uwm.edu>
Subject:  collective and perfect

2)
Date:  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 17:11:41 -0800 (PST)
From:  bingfu <bingfu at usc.edu>
Subject:  Inventory of unaccusative verbs

3)
Date:  Sat, 28 Mar 1998 18:08:07 +0900
From:  radical <trikfish at chollian.dacom.co.kr>
Subject:  "up"

4)
Date:  Sat, 28 Mar 1998 21:10:35 EST
From:  WOMENinTEC <WOMENinTEC at aol.com>
Subject:  Teaching Linguistics to High School Students

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 17:21:23 -0600 (CST)
From:  Edith A Moravcsik <edith at csd.uwm.edu>
Subject:  collective and perfect


In languages that have preverbs, is anyone familiar with cases where a
preverb having a COLLECTIVE or ASSOCIATIVE meaning developed a
RESULTATIVE or PERFECTIVE function in the verbal system?

Is anyone familiar with any cases where a preverb having RESULTATIVE or
PERFECTIVE meaning gradually bleached to a general meaning of
+INTENSIFICATION?

I am interested in this because these pathways of development are
sometimes postulated for the historical development of the prefix ga- in
Germanic.  You can respond to me directly at gdavis at csd.uwm.edu
Thanks in advance.

Garry Davis


-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------

Date:  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 17:11:41 -0800 (PST)
From:  bingfu <bingfu at usc.edu>
Subject:  Inventory of unaccusative verbs

Dear netters,

 	The semantic scope of unaccusative verbs varies
from language to language. In Chinese, it contains tree
types of verbs: presence verbs ('to be'
'exist'), appearance verbs ('come' 'arrive') and
disapearance verbs ('disappear', 'vanish', 'die').

	If there-construction is taken as one
criterion for unaccusative verbs,  then,
dissapearance verbs are not unaccusative verbs, as
shown below:

	There appeared a man in the hill.
But	* There disappeared a man in the hill.


	Now, my question is:
	
	How about other languages? Does your native
language have patterns with Chinese or English?

	Any information will be most welcome
and I will make a summary after I get sufficient responses.

	Thanks!

			Bingfu Lu
			USC


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Date:  Sat, 28 Mar 1998 18:08:07 +0900
From:  radical <trikfish at chollian.dacom.co.kr>
Subject:  "up"

This should be an easy one for you linguists.  I'm an ESL teacher in
Korea.  Recently our class made a list of idioms that contain the
preposition "up."

line up; start up; make up; wake up; stand up; work up; take up; break
up; listen up;  and so forth...

my questions are:

1.  What is the function of the preposition in these idioms?
2.  Is there a technical linguistic name for such a construction?
3.  Is there any commonality of meaning in the use of the word "up" in
these examples?

All responses would be greatly appreciated!


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Date:  Sat, 28 Mar 1998 21:10:35 EST
From:  WOMENinTEC <WOMENinTEC at aol.com>
Subject:  Teaching Linguistics to High School Students

Dear Linguists,

I am interested in finding information on how to teach linguistics to high
school students. I am a graduate student in TESOL at NYU. Any help in this
matter would be appreciated.

Sincerely,

Ms. Tommy McDonell

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