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• 1. List of figures
• 2. List of tables
• 3. Preface
• 4. Introduction
• 5. Chapter 1. Route-path prefixes and basic concepts
• 6. Chapter 2. Be-
• 7. Chapter 3. Ent-
• 8. Chapter 4. Er-
• 9. Chapter 5. Zer-
• 10. Chapter 6. Ver-
• 11. Chapter 7. The system of prefixes
• 12. References
• 13. Index of subjects and names
• 14. Index of verbs, prefixes and particles.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

The Semantics of German Verb Prefixes is the most comprehensive study ever undertaken in this area of German grammar. Using an extensive collection of naturally occurring data, the author proposes an image-schematic interpretation for each of the productive prefixes be-, ver-, er-, ent-, zer-, um-, uber-, unter-, and durch-. These abstract semantic patterns underlie a remarkable range of particular meanings, and they consistently account for subtle contrasts between prefixed verbs and alternative constructions such as simple verbs, particle verbs, and verbs with other prefixes. Furthermore, the author develops a schematic meaning for the prefixed verb construction itself. This grammatical meaning reflects the interpreter's perspective and attentional focus as the objective event is imagined to unfold. Underlying all of these proposals is a novel conception of meaning as a dynamic and flexible process with a constantly active role for the interpreter. This volume will be of great value to cognitive linguists as well as scholars and students of German who want to gain insights into a central and puzzling part of the morphosyntax and semantics of the German language.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• 1. List of figures
• 2. List of tables
• 3. Preface
• 4. Introduction
• 5. Chapter 1. Route-path prefixes and basic concepts
• 6. Chapter 2. Be-
• 7. Chapter 3. Ent-
• 8. Chapter 4. Er-
• 9. Chapter 5. Zer-
• 10. Chapter 6. Ver-
• 11. Chapter 7. The system of prefixes
• 12. References
• 13. Index of subjects and names
• 14. Index of verbs, prefixes and particles.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

The Semantics of German Verb Prefixes is the most comprehensive study ever undertaken in this area of German grammar. Using an extensive collection of naturally occurring data, the author proposes an image-schematic interpretation for each of the productive prefixes be-, ver-, er-, ent-, zer-, um-, uber-, unter-, and durch-. These abstract semantic patterns underlie a remarkable range of particular meanings, and they consistently account for subtle contrasts between prefixed verbs and alternative constructions such as simple verbs, particle verbs, and verbs with other prefixes. Furthermore, the author develops a schematic meaning for the prefixed verb construction itself. This grammatical meaning reflects the interpreter's perspective and attentional focus as the objective event is imagined to unfold. Underlying all of these proposals is a novel conception of meaning as a dynamic and flexible process with a constantly active role for the interpreter. This volume will be of great value to cognitive linguists as well as scholars and students of German who want to gain insights into a central and puzzling part of the morphosyntax and semantics of the German language.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• 1. Preface
• 2. Part I. Introduction and overview
• 3. 1. Particle / prefix constructions and the study of constructional meaning
• 4. 2. Route-path expressions and other basic concepts
• 5. Part II. Particle verb constructions
• 6. 3. Intransitive particle verb constructions
• 7. 4. Particle verbs with accusative FGs
• 8. 5. UM- verbs and reflexive-trajectors
• 9. 6. DURCH- verbs with accusative routes
• 10. Part III. Prefixed verb constructions
• 11. 7. Prefixed verbs and holistic paths
• 12. 8. Prefixed verbs and multi-directional paths
• 13. 9. Prefixed verb constructions with an implicit LM
• 14. Part IV. Comparisons and conclusions
• 15. 10. Contrasting uber- and UBER- (and unter- and UNTER-)
• 16. 11. Contrasting durch- and DURCH-
• 17. 12. The meaning of the constructions
• 18. References
• 19. Index of subjects and names
• 20. Index of verbs.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

This is really two books in one: a valuable reference resource, and a groundbreaking case study that represents a new approach to constructional semantics. It presents a detailed descriptive survey, using extensive examples collected from the Internet, of German verb constructions in which the expressions durch (`through'), uber (`over'), unter (`under'), and um (`around') occur either as inseparable verb prefixes or as separable verb particles. Based on that evidence, the author argues that the prefixed verb constructions and particle verb constructions themselves have meaning, and that this meaning involves subjective construal processes rather than objective information. The constructions prompt us to distribute focal attention according to patterns that can be articulated in terms of Talmy's notion of "perspectival modes". Among the other topics that play an important role in the analysis are incremental themes, reflexive trajectors, fictive motion, "multi-directional paths", and "accusative landmarks".
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• 1. Preface
• 2. Part I. Introduction and overview
• 3. 1. Particle / prefix constructions and the study of constructional meaning
• 4. 2. Route-path expressions and other basic concepts
• 5. Part II. Particle verb constructions
• 6. 3. Intransitive particle verb constructions
• 7. 4. Particle verbs with accusative FGs
• 8. 5. UM- verbs and reflexive-trajectors
• 9. 6. DURCH- verbs with accusative routes
• 10. Part III. Prefixed verb constructions
• 11. 7. Prefixed verbs and holistic paths
• 12. 8. Prefixed verbs and multi-directional paths
• 13. 9. Prefixed verb constructions with an implicit LM
• 14. Part IV. Comparisons and conclusions
• 15. 10. Contrasting uber- and UBER- (and unter- and UNTER-)
• 16. 11. Contrasting durch- and DURCH-
• 17. 12. The meaning of the constructions
• 18. References
• 19. Index of subjects and names
• 20. Index of verbs.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

This is really two books in one: a valuable reference resource, and a groundbreaking case study that represents a new approach to constructional semantics. It presents a detailed descriptive survey, using extensive examples collected from the Internet, of German verb constructions in which the expressions durch (`through'), uber (`over'), unter (`under'), and um (`around') occur either as inseparable verb prefixes or as separable verb particles. Based on that evidence, the author argues that the prefixed verb constructions and particle verb constructions themselves have meaning, and that this meaning involves subjective construal processes rather than objective information. The constructions prompt us to distribute focal attention according to patterns that can be articulated in terms of Talmy's notion of "perspectival modes". Among the other topics that play an important role in the analysis are incremental themes, reflexive trajectors, fictive motion, "multi-directional paths", and "accusative landmarks".
(source: Nielsen Book Data)