Scope and Specificity.

Scope and Specificity is an investigation of quantifier scope interaction in natural language, with special reference to English and Chinese. In particular, it is concerned with semantic properties of NPs. Quantifier scope plays an important role in current theories of syntax and semantics. However,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Liu, Feng-hsi
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1997.
Temas:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Quantifiers.
English language > Grammar, Comparative > Chinese.
Chinese language > Grammar, Comparative > English.
Semantics.
Generative grammar.
Semantics
Quantificateurs (Linguistique)
Sémantique.
Grammaire générative.
semantics.
Chinese language > Grammar, Comparative > English
English language > Grammar, Comparative > Chinese
Generative grammar
Grammar, Comparative and general > Quantifiers
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Scope and Specificity is an investigation of quantifier scope interaction in natural language, with special reference to English and Chinese. In particular, it is concerned with semantic properties of NPs. Quantifier scope plays an important role in current theories of syntax and semantics. However, most studies of quantifier scope are only concerned with the behavior of a small number of quantifiers, e.g. 'every', 'some', 'all'. As a result, the generalizations made on the basis of these quantifiers often do not hold when a wider range of quantifiers is considered. In this study a wide variet.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (195 pages)
ISBN:9789027282354
9027282358

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