Existence: Semantics and Syntax

This collection is an important contribution to the semantic and syntactic analysis of the expression of existence. The volume focuses on the three main linguistic constructions expressing existence: copular clauses, existential sentences, and (in)definiteness. The papers analyze the interaction bet...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Comorovski, Ileana (Editor ), Heusinger, Klaus (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
Colección:Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy, 84
Temas:
Semiotics.
Linguistics.
Grammar, Comparative and general-Syntax.
Language and languages-Philosophy.
Comparative linguistics.
Romance languages.
Theoretical Linguistics / Grammar.
Syntax.
Philosophy of Language.
Comparative Linguistics.
Romance Languages.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
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Sumario:This collection is an important contribution to the semantic and syntactic analysis of the expression of existence. The volume focuses on the three main linguistic constructions expressing existence: copular clauses, existential sentences, and (in)definiteness. The papers analyze the interaction between the basic notion of existence and pervasive phenomena of natural language, such as quantification and presupposition. The contributions represent state of the art research on theoretical and comparative issues related to the expression of existence, and make extensive reference to the semantic and syntactic facts of English and of various other languages. The richness of new data and the juxtaposition of different theoretical stances bring a number of new questions into focus.
Descripción Física:VIII, 336 p. online resource.
ISBN:9781402061974
ISSN:2215-034X ;

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