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Temporality : universals and variation /
"Temporality surveys the ways in which languages of different types refer to past, present, and future events, through an in-depth examination of four major language types: tense-based English, tense-aspect-based Polish, aspect-based Chinese, and mood-based Kalaallisut. Cutting-edge research on...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chichester, West Sussex, UK :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2014.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Explorations in semantics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Part I Semantic Universals; 1 Direct Semantic Composition; 1.1 Simple Type Logic (TL0); 1.2 A CG. TL0 Fragment of English; 1.3 Dynamic Type Logic (DL0); 1.4 A CG. DL0 Fragment of English; 1.5 Centering: A Blind Spot of English-Based Logics; 2 Nominal Reference with Centering; 2.1 Center v. Periphery: Anaphora to Structured Lists; 2.2 Kalaallisut Third Person Inflections as Top-Level Anaphora; 2.3 Mandarin Third Person Features as Top-Level Anaphora; 2.4 English Third Person Pronouns as Shallow Anaphora; 2.5 Simple Update with Centering (UC0).
- 10 Aspect-Based Temporality in Mandarin10.1 Non-Future: Verifiable Topic State; 10.2 Future: Prospective Topic State or Comment; 10.3 Reports: Attitudinal Topic State or Comment; 10.4 Quantification: Topical Habit or Distributive Comment; 10.5 A CG. UC Fragment of Mandarin; 11 Mood-Based Temporality in Kalaallisut; 11.1 Non-Future: Verifiable Eventualities; 11.2 Future: Verifiable Eventualities with Future c-Points; 11.3 Reports: Verifiability from Agent's Perspective; 11.4 Quantification: Verifiable Habits; 11.5 A CG. UC Fragment of Kalaallisut; Conclusion; Bibliography; Author Index.