Complementizers on edge : On the boundaries between syntax and pragmatics in Ibero-Romance / Anna Kocher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kocher, Anna, author.

Series:

Open Romance Linguistics

Open Romance Linguistics.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Romance languages--Syntax.

Romance languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 pages)

Other Title:

Complementizers on edge

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Language Science Press, 2022.

Summary:

This book offers a comparative perspective on the structural and interpretive properties of root-clause complementizers in Ibero-Romance. The driving question the author seeks to answer is where the boundaries between syntax and pragmatics lie in these languages. Contrary to most previous work on these phenomena, the author argues in favor of a relatively strict distribution of labor between the two components of grammar. The first part of the book is devoted to root complementizers with a reportative interpretation. The second part deals with root complementizers and commitment attribution. Finally, the last part presents the results of empirical studies on the topic.

Contents:

1 Introduction

1

2 The syntax and pragmatics of reportatives

27

3 The syntax and pragmatics of commitmentattribution

91

4 Empirical investigation

197

5 Conclusion

257

References

261

Index

281

Copyright.

Notes:

CC BY

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Language Science Press, viewed May 9, 2023).

ISBN:

9783961103911

3961103917

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6907848