Cristiano Broccias teaches at the Universities of Genova and Pavia, Italy.

• Chapter 1 Introduction1. Two constructions1.1 The resultative construction1.2 The at-construction1.3 The notion of change2. Cognitive Grammar2.1. Basic assumptions2.2. Predication2.3. Composite structures3. Preview Chapter 2 Resultative constructions and change constructions1. Resultative constructions and phrases1.1. Transitive resultative constructions1.2. Intransitive resultative constructions1.3. Conceptual distance1.4. Paraphrases for the resultative construction1.5. Summary2. The billiard-ball model2.1. The syntactic realisation of the resultative phrase2.2. States and positions2.3. Reverse causal ordering2.4. Causality and manipulable entities2.5. A first schematic representation2.6. Summary3. The change phrase3.1. A host of constructions3.2. Sublexical change3.3. LIKE change constructions3.4. Emission verbs3.5. Summary4. Conclusion Chapter 3 Asymmetric resultatives and the change complex1. Transitivity1.1. A preliminary analysis based on Levin and Rappaport Hovav (1995)1.2. The direct object restriction1.3. Some problematic data1.4. Summary2. Summary2.1. Allative and ablative prepositions2.2. Prepositions in the change complex2.3. The problematic examples2.4. Summary3. Impossible combinations3.1. An aesthetic paradox3.2. Affectedness and objectivity: When properties are not in the eye of the beholder3.3. Goldberg's (1995) Unique Path Constraint4. Conclusion Chapter 4 Motion and idiosyncrasy1. The motion scenario1.1. The motion scenario is evoked by the onstruction1.2. The motion scenario is evoked by the verb1.3. Summary2. Tight links and information retrieval2.1. Transitivity and motion2.2. Linking events3. Lexical variation3.1. Wechsler's (2001) approach3.2. Gestalt versus part-whole properties3.3. Summary4. Interim conclusion4.1. Transitivity4.2. Temporality Chapter 51. The Force Change Schema and the Event Change Schema1.1. The Force Change Schema1.2. Subcategorised objects1.3. Mild causality and specification1.4. Goldberg's (1995) analysis2. The Event Change Schema2.1. Temporal coextensiveness2.2. Temporal sequencing2.3. The transitive Event Change Schema and subject orientation3. Conclusion Chapter 6 The Event Force Change Schema and verb classes1. The Event Force Change Schema1.1. The causal variant1.2. The noncausal variant2. The lack of object orientation2.1. On satisfaction and love2.2. to the point of2.3. Part-whole variants3. On indeterminacy and complexity4. Verb classes4.1. Middle verbs4.2. Verbs of manner of motion4.3. Verbs of accompaniment4.4. Emission verbs4.5. Verbs of transformation and creation5. Conclusion Chapter 7 at-constructions1. The conative alternation1.1. Levin's (1993) definition and list1.2. Van der Leek's (1996) analysis2. The allative and ablative scenarios2.1. The Allative Schema: Translational motion with possible contact2.2. The Ablative Schema: Necessary contact without translational motion2.3. The Allative/Ablative Schema: Translational motion with necessary contact3. Pesetsky's (1995) paradox4. Conclusion Chapter 8 Conclusion