Phrasal Verbs
INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF BRČKO DISTRICT,
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
FACULTY OF BUISNESS COMUNICATION
SEMINAR WORK:
PHRASAL VERBS
STUDENT:
ALEKSANDER RADINOVIĆ
Index number: OPK09/12
Instructor: mr.sc Kristina Varcaković PRIJEDOR, 2013
Contents 1.Introduction: 3 2.Structuring and Presentation of Contents: 4 2.1 Origin of Phrasal verbs: 4 2.2 A diagnostic: 5 2.3 Catenae: 6 2.4 Shifting: 7 2.5 Examples: 8 2.6 Phrasal nouns: 10 3. Conclusion: 11 4.Bibliography: 12
1.Introduction:
The term phrasal verb is commonly applied to two or three distinct but related constructions in English: a verb and a particle and/or a preposition co-occur forming a single semantic unit. This semantic unit cannot be understood based upon the meanings of the individual parts in isolation, but rather it must be taken as a whole. In other words, the meaning is non-compositional and thus unpredictable. Phrasal verbs that include a preposition are known as prepositional verbs and phrasal verbs that include a particle are also known as particle verbs. Additional alternative terms for phrasal verb are compound verb, verb-adverb combination, verb-particle construction, two-part word/verb, and three-part word/verb(depending on the number of particles), and multi-word verb.
2.Structuring and Presentation of Contents:
2.1 Origin of Phrasal verbs:
Prepositions and adverbs can have a literal meaning which is spatial or "orientational", and then, as happens with all words, metaphorical meanings develop that are systematic extensions from the original core meaning. Many verbs in English can interact with an adverb or a preposition, and the verb + preposition/adverb complex is readily understood when used in its literal sense.
He walked across the square.
She opened the shutters and looked outside.
When he heard the crash, he looked up.
The function of the prepositional phrase/particle in such clauses is to show the relationship between
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
FACULTY OF BUISNESS COMUNICATION
SEMINAR WORK:
PHRASAL VERBS
STUDENT:
ALEKSANDER RADINOVIĆ
Index number: OPK09/12
Instructor: mr.sc Kristina Varcaković PRIJEDOR, 2013
Contents 1.Introduction: 3 2.Structuring and Presentation of Contents: 4 2.1 Origin of Phrasal verbs: 4 2.2 A diagnostic: 5 2.3 Catenae: 6 2.4 Shifting: 7 2.5 Examples: 8 2.6 Phrasal nouns: 10 3. Conclusion: 11 4.Bibliography: 12
1.Introduction:
The term phrasal verb is commonly applied to two or three distinct but related constructions in English: a verb and a particle and/or a preposition co-occur forming a single semantic unit. This semantic unit cannot be understood based upon the meanings of the individual parts in isolation, but rather it must be taken as a whole. In other words, the meaning is non-compositional and thus unpredictable. Phrasal verbs that include a preposition are known as prepositional verbs and phrasal verbs that include a particle are also known as particle verbs. Additional alternative terms for phrasal verb are compound verb, verb-adverb combination, verb-particle construction, two-part word/verb, and three-part word/verb(depending on the number of particles), and multi-word verb.
2.Structuring and Presentation of Contents:
2.1 Origin of Phrasal verbs:
Prepositions and adverbs can have a literal meaning which is spatial or "orientational", and then, as happens with all words, metaphorical meanings develop that are systematic extensions from the original core meaning. Many verbs in English can interact with an adverb or a preposition, and the verb + preposition/adverb complex is readily understood when used in its literal sense.
He walked across the square.
She opened the shutters and looked outside.
When he heard the crash, he looked up.
The function of the prepositional phrase/particle in such clauses is to show the relationship between
Bibliography: http://facta.junis.ni.ac.rs/lal/lal2008/lal2008-06.pdf April 20,2013----- 14:30 http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/630/01/ April 20,2013----- 14:00 http://linguapress.com/grammar/prepositional-verbs.htm April 20,2013----16:00