Blar i forfatter "Tungseth, Mai Ellin"

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    • Two structural positions for locative and directional PPs in Norwegian motion constructions 

      Tungseth, Mai Ellin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2003)
      This paper discusses two types of constructions in Norwegian where a combination of a verb of motion and a prepositional phrase are ambiguous between a reading of directed motion and a reading of located motion. Based on the differences in the syntactic behaviour of the two types of constructions with respect to a variety of tests (viz. VP constituency tests, adverbial placement, accent placement ...

    • Verbal prepositions in Norwegian. Paths, places and possession 

      Tungseth, Mai Ellin (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2006-05-30)
      Prepositions belong to a class of small words whose meaning is very difficult to pinpoint once and for all; they are known to change interpretation dependent on the various contexts which they can appear in. This general flexibility which characterizes members of the category P makes them hard to classify, and forms the basis for the work leading up to the dissertation "Verbal Prepositions in ...