On the semantics of syntax : mood and condition in English / Eirian C. Davies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davies, Eirian, author.

Series:

Routledge Library Edition: The English Language

Routledge Library Editions : The English Language ; Volume 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Mood.

English language.

English language--Semantics.

English language--Syntax.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>First published in 1979, this book develops a grammatically orientated semantics (as opposed to a semantically orientated grammar) of mood and condition in English. It seeks to establish correspondences between areas of semantic organisation ('planes') and surface grammar, without reverting to an intermediate notion of deep grammar. The chapters explore topics including the differences between 'literal meaning' and 'significance', speech roles, and constructions of condition and reason in terms of the four panes discussed earlier in the volume.</P>

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; Preface; Symbols and Notational Conventions; 1. Introduction; 2. On Literal Meaning and 'Significance'; 3. A Framework of Semantic Analysis; 4. Decision; 5. Telling; 6. Knowledge; 7. Performance; 8. Condition and Reason; 9. Conclusion; Appendix I; Appendix II; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

First published in 1979.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-317-41945-6

1-315-68787-9

1-317-41944-8

9781315687872

OCLC:

958108623