Document Type

finalproject

Degree

Master of Arts

Department

Department of English

First Advisor's Name

Dr. Peter Machonis

First Advisor's Committee Title

Committee Chair

Second Advisor's Name

Dr. Ellen Thompson

Second Advisor's Committee Title

Committee Member

Third Advisor's Name

Dr. Tometro Hopkins

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Committee Member

Keywords

phrasal verbs, verb-particle constructions, lexicon-grammar, syntax, morpho-syntax

Date of Defense

4-17-2020

Abstract

The goal of a Lexicon-Grammar is to systematically compose an exhaustive collection of particular linguistic structures to more accurately reveal patterns of language. Recent lexicon-grammar analyses such as “Transitive verbs with the particleout : a lexicon-grammar analysis” by Michelle Garcia-Vega (2011) and “Disambiguating phrasal verbs” by Dr. Peter Machonis (2008) respectively contain a plethora of entries for their particles. However, formal lexicon models would benefit from more in-depth exploration of away expressions. This research consists of collection, classification, and analysis of phrasal verbs with the particle away, following the lexicon-grammar model outlined by Maurice Gross in “The argument structure of elementary sentences” (1992). These tables include information about the morpho-syntactic and structural properties of each expression as well as examples of each construction’s use in a sentence. The large- scale collection of examples makes it possible to analyze these expressions and gain insight into their syntactic combinations and lexical variation.

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