Toward logical form : an exploration of the role of syntax in semantics / Lisa A. Reed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reed, Lisa A., 1963- author.

Series:

Outstanding dissertations in linguistics.

Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and logic.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Semantics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (339 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION; 1.1 Goals; 1.2 Overview of the Chapters; Notes; CHAPTER 2: THE THEMATIC AND SYNTACTIC STRUCTURE OF FRENCH CAUSATIVES; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Thematic Structure of French Causatives; 2.3 The D-Structure of French Causative Sentences; 2.4 A Barriers Approach to Raised Causative Sentences; 2.5 The Data; 2.5.1 Placement of the Embedded Lexical Subject in Standard French; 2.5.2 Standard Clitic Placement; 2.5.3 Standard Case-Marking; 2.5.4 Dialectal Variation in Clitic Placement and Case-Marking

NotesCHAPTER 3: THE SEMANTICS OF DIRECT AND INDIRECT CAUSATION; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Direct versus Indirect Causation: Conventional Aspects of Meaning?; 3.3 A Fragment of French; 3.4 Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER 4: THE SYNTAX OF FRENCH COPULAR SENTENCES; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The D-Structure of Copular Sentences in French; 4.3 The S-Structure of French Copular Sentences; Notes; CHAPTER 5: THE SEMANTICS OF DEMONSTRATIVE CE; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Four Meanings of Ce; 5.3 Previous Approaches to Ce/Il Alternations; 5.4 Two Additional Arguments in Favor of a Non-Unified Approach to Ce

5.5 A Semantic Analysis of Demonstrative Ce5.5.1 The French Tense and Aspectual Systems; 5.5.2 Accounting for Demonstrative Ce; 5.5.3 A Fragment of French; 5.6 Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER 6: TOWARD LOGICAL FORM; 6.1 Assessment of the Results; 6.2 Implications for Grammatical Theories; Notes; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

First published 1996 by Garland Pub.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-135-63693-1

1-135-63686-9

1-315-05161-3

9781315051611

OCLC:

958107791