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A valency model for nouns in English1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Thomas Herbst
Thomas Herbst
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University of Augsburg
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The distinction between complements and peripheral elements, which is made in valency theory, applies not only to verbs and adjectives but also to nouns (cf. Matthews, 1981: 231–233), as is shown by examples such as the following: (1a) You will not find many signposts to Exeter on Dartmoor, (1b) You will not find many signs for Exeter on Dartmoor. (2a) He presented his arguments against the proposal at the meeting. (2b) He presented his objections to the proposal at the meeting.

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Journal of Linguistics , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , September 1988 , pp. 265 - 301
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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