Nonverbal predication copular sentences at the syntax-semantics interface
Zugl.: Los Angeles, Univ., Diss., 2006
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Oxford University Press
2013
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Ausgabe: | 1. ed. |
Schriftenreihe: | Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics
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Zusammenfassung: | Zugl.: Los Angeles, Univ., Diss., 2006 part I.Predictional copular sentences at the syntax-semantics interface.1.Introduction ;2.Predication, nonverbal stative predicates, and copular sentencespart II.Meanings and structures.3.Meaning and typology of nonverbal predicates ;4.Internal syntax of nonverbal predicatespart III. Further analysis.5.The case of the Russian copula ;6.Spanish multiple 'be' ;7.Irish multiple 'be' and genericity ;8.Conclusion. This text concerns the interpretation and structure of non-verbal predicates in copular sentences (i.e. sentences with the verb 'be'). The author provides a unifying analysis based on a ternary distinction between defining/characterizing/ situation-descriptive predicates |
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Beschreibung: | XIV, 212 S graph. Darst 24 cm |
ISBN: | 9780199543540 978-0-19-954354-0 9780199543557 978-0-19-954355-7 |