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This document discusses multi-word verbs in English grammar, specifically phrasal verbs and prepositional verbs. It notes that multi-word verbs can fall into four categories: phrasal verbs, phrasal-prepositional verbs, prepositional verbs, and other constructions. A key difference explained is that prepositional verbs behave like a single lexical unit where the meaning can be understood from the individual parts, unlike phrasal verbs where the meaning is idiomatic. The document analyzes the morphological, semantic, syntactic and phonological differences between the examples "look up" and "look at" to illustrate how phrasal verbs and prepositional verbs differ.
Multipart verbs
- 1. Grammar II presents…GrammarII presents…
- 2. Multi-word verbsMulti-word verbs Verb+ particle Characteristics Idiomatic meaning Particle movement Wh question formation
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- 4. BEWAREBEWARE ofof FreeFree CombinationsCombinations!!!!!! Prepositional verbs We called on the Dean verb + prep Lexical meaning (visit) Passive voice is possible Wh questions: what/ who Free combinations We called after lunch verb + prep? No lexical meaning Passive voice is NOT possible Wh questions: when/where
- 5. Difference betweenDifference between phrasalverbs and prepositional verbsphrasal verbs and prepositional verbs Morphological Semantical Syntactical Phonological
- 6. Let’s consider these2 examples…Let’s consider these 2 examples… LOOK up I usually look up words in the dictionary LOOK AT He couldn’t help looking at the beautiful woman
- 7. From the pointof view ofFrom the point of view of morphology…morphology… Look up Verb + adverb Look at Verb + preposition
- 8. From the pointof view ofFrom the point of view of Semantics…Semantics… Look up The meaning of the verb cannot be predicted from the meaning of each individual word “ to search fo r and find” Look at The meaning of the multi- part verb can be deduced by analysing the meanings of its parts “ To emplo y o ne's sight in a given direction o r o n a given o bject “
- 9. From the pointof view ofFrom the point of view of Syntax…Syntax… Look up I usually look up words in the dictionary I usually look words up in the dictionary I usually look them up in the dictionary WRONG!!!!! I usually look up them in the dictionary The words up which I usually look Up which words do you usually look? I usually look hastily up words in the dic… Look at He couldn’t help looking at the beautiful woman He couldn’t help looking at her He couldn’t help looking carefully at her. The woman at whom he couldn’t help looking At which woman couldn’t he help looking? WRONG!!!! He couldn’t help looking the beautiful woman at He couldn’t help looking her at
- 10. From the pointof view ofFrom the point of view of Phonology…Phonology… Look up Look úp Look at Lóok at
- 11. Phrasal-prepositional verbsPhrasal-prepositional verbs VERBADVERB PREPOSITION
- 12. Other multi-word constructions??Othermulti-word constructions?? Verb + prepositional phrase The triumph came as a surprise Verb + verb He was reluctant to let him go Verb + NP Let’s have a look at this ?