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Multi-word verbsMulti-word verbs
Verb + particle
Characteristics
Idiomatic meaningParticle movement
Wh question formation
Multi-word verbsMulti-word verbs
fall into
4 categories
PHRASALVERBS
PHRASAL-PREPOSITIONAL
VERBS
OTHER CONSTRUCTIONS
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PREPOSITIONALVERBS
BEWAREBEWARE of of Free Free
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
Difference between Difference between phrasal verbs and prepositional verbsphrasal verbs and prepositional verbs
MorphologicalSemanticalSyntacticalPhonological
Let’s consider these 2 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
From the point of view of From the point of view of morphology…morphology…
Look up
Verb + adverb
Look at
Verb + preposition
From the point of 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 se arch 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 g ive n dire ctio n o r o n a g ive n o bje ct “
From the point of 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 dictionaryThe 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 atHe couldn’t help looking her at
From the point of view ofFrom the point of view of Phonology…Phonology…
Look up
Look úp
Look at
Lóok at
Phrasal-prepositional verbsPhrasal-prepositional verbs
VERB ADVERB PREPOSITION
Other multi-word constructions??Other multi-word constructions??
Verb + prepositional phraseThe triumph came as a surprise
Verb + verbHe was reluctant to let him go
Verb + NPLet’s have a look at this
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