Semantics - Noun Phrases and Verb Phrases / Paul Portner, Klaus Heusinger, Claudia Maienborn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heusinger, Klaus, Editor.

Maienborn, Claudia, Editor.

Portner, Paul, Editor.

Series:

Mouton reader.

Mouton Reader

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semantics.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Grammaticalization.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (628 pages).

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Gain a deeper understanding of essential research on the semantics of noun phrases and verb phrases. Clear explanations of significant recent research bring complex issues to life, with expert guidance on topics of debate within the field. The book gives readers valuable insights into topics such as definiteness, specificity, genericity aspect, aktionsart and mood. It also discusses directions for future research. Written by a world-class team of authors, these highly cited articles are here in paperback for the first time since their original publication. An essential reference for researchers in the area.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

1. Pronouns

2. Definiteness and indefiniteness

3. Specificity

4. Quantifiers

5. Bare noun phrases

6. Possessives and relational nouns

7. Mass nouns and plurals

8. Genericity

9. Aspectual class and Aktionsart

10. Perfect and progressive

11. Verbal mood

12. Deverbal nominalization

13. Tense

14. Modality

15. Conditionals

16. Propositional attitudes

17. Indexicality and De Se reports

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9783110587302

3110587300

9783110589443

3110589443

OCLC:

1091667258