Semantic Universals and Universal Semantics / D. Zaefferer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zaefferer, D., editor.

Series:

Groningen-Amsterdam studies in semantics ; 12.

Groningen-Amsterdam Studies in Semantics ; 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semantics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 242 pages).

Edition:

Reprint 2019

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

No detailed description available for "Semantic Universals and Universal Semantics".

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction: Universals and Semantics / Zaefferer, Dietmar

Part I: General Questions

Linguistic Universals in Logical Semantics / Benthem, Johan van

Is Semantics Universal, Or Isn't It ? On the Relation of Language, Thought and Semantic Structure / Immler, Manfred

The Problem of Semantic Incomparability / Bechert, Johannes

Part II: Basic Issues

Predication and Sentence Constitution in Universal Perspective / Sasse, Hans-Jürgen

Aristotle Goes to Arizona, And Finds a Language without "And" / Gil, David

Part III: Special Topics

Quantity and Number / Link, Godehard

Some Remarks on Polarity Items / Krifka, Manfred

Concessive Relations as the Dual of Causal Relations / König, Ekkehard

Conditionals and Unconditionals: Cross-linguistic and Logical Aspects / Zaefferer, Dietmar

List of Authors and Addresses

Index of Names

Index of Subjects

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 22. Okt 2019)

ISBN:

9783110870527

3110870525

OCLC:

1125190626