The semantics of coordination / Ewald Lang ; translation, John Pheby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lang, Ewald, 1942-

Contributor:

Pheby, John.

Series:

Studies in language companion series ; v. 9.

Studies in language companion series (SLCS), 0165-7763 ; v. 9

Standardized Title:

Semantik der koordinativen Verknüpfung. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Coordinate constructions.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Semantics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : J. Benjamins, 1984.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study is an attempt to explain coordinate conjoining as a rule-governed process of establishing specific semantic relations within and between sentences. Coordination is thus conceived of both as a basic device of linguistic complex formation and as a rather fundamental principle underlying the creation of the text. From the point of view of achieving coherence, coordinate conjoining is described in this monograph as an integrative process. Described are the conditions governing this process, the rules according to which take place, in short: the complex interaction of various linguistica

Contents:

THE SEMANTICS OF COORDINATION; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; I. Towards a theory of coordination : Some basic assumptions; II. Relations between conjunct-meanings; III. Outline of the semantics of coordinate conjoining; IV. Coordinate structures with modal verbs; V. Discussing and extending the notion ,Common Integrator'; VI. Some applications; Bibliography; Subject Index; Name Index

Notes:

Translation of: Semantik der koordinativen Verknüpfung.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613222503

90-272-8314-1

1-283-22250-7

OCLC:

744333867