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Hubble, Ryan M.

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The 'X it up' verb construction: A syntactic and sociolinguistic approach.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The 'X it up' verb construction: A syntactic and sociolinguistic approach./
Author:	Hubble, Ryan M.
Description:	88 p.
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 52-05.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International52-05(E).
Subject:	Language, Linguistics. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=1553542
ISBN:	9781303803925

The 'X it up' verb construction: A syntactic and sociolinguistic approach.
Hubble, Ryan M.

The 'X it up' verb construction: A syntactic and sociolinguistic approach. - 88 p.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 52-05.

Thesis (M.A.)--Purdue University, 2013.

This thesis focuses on a unique and, as of yet, unstudied particle verb construction in English, referred to as the 'X it up' construction (e.g. I partied it up last night). Syntactic and sociolinguistic perspectives are taken to explore this phenomenon. In the area of syntax, it is proposed that the 'it' in the construction is non-referential and that 'it' is an (object) expletive. It is further proposed that the construction is unergative. These hypotheses are confirmed via syntactic tests, and a potential syntactic representation based on Basilico's (2008) particle verb analysis is offered as a structure in which the expletive can occur. Additionally, the particle 'up' is proposed to be distinct from other 'up' particles in the English language, which serves as a possible explanation for the construction's contrastive structure from other particle verb constructions. Shifting to the sociolinguistic dimension of the study, possible social factors that may influence the usage of the construction are investigated. Results indicate that this construction is influenced primarily by age and that younger age groups (18-35) might use the construction more frequently in casual conversation. Additional factors such as gender and social media usage are also considered; however, these are not shown to have any significance on the usage of the construction.

ISBN: 9781303803925Subjects--Topical Terms:

1018079
Language, Linguistics.

The 'X it up' verb construction: A syntactic and sociolinguistic approach.
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