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ISBN: 9781405106672 - Structuring Events Structuring Events
Rothstein, Susan

ISBN10: 9780470759103  ISBN13: 9780470759103
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Wiley-Blackwell
Format: Electronic Book
Structuring Events presents a novel semantic theory of lexical aspect for anyone interested in the study of verb meanings. Provides an introduction to aspectual classes and aspectual distinctions. Utilizes case studies to present a novel semantic... More

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ISBN: 9780521855839 - Grammars of Space Grammars of Space
Levinson, Stephen C ; Wilkins, David P

ISBN10: 9780511243073  ISBN13: 9780511243073
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Electronic Book
Spatial language - that is, the way languages structure the spatial domain - is an important area of research, offering insights into one of the most central areas of human cognition. In this collection, a team of leading scholars review the... More

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ISBN: 9780199204342 - Secondary Predication and Adverbial Modification The Typology of Depictives Secondary Predication and Adverbial Modification The Typology of Depictives
NIKOLAUS, HIMMELMANN

ISBN10: 9780191514029  ISBN13: 9780191514029
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic Book
This is the first book to approach depictive secondary predication - a hot topic in syntax and semantics research - from a crosslinguistic perspective. It maps out all the relevant phenomena and brings together critical surveys and new... More

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ISBN: 9780199273829 - Logic of Conventional Implicatures Logic of Conventional Implicatures
CHRISTOPHER, POTTS

ISBN10: 9780191534348  ISBN13: 9780191534348
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic Book
This book revives the study of conventional implicatures in natural language semantics. H. Paul Grice first defined the concept. Since then his definition has seen much use and many redefinitions, but it has never enjoyed a stable place in... More

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ISBN: 9781403902337 - Extent of the Literal Extent of the Literal

ISBN10: 9780230512801  ISBN13: 9780230512801
Publisher: Palgrave Trade
Format: Electronic Book

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ISBN: 9780415216104 - Semantics Semantics
Gregory, Howard

ISBN10: 9780203060810  ISBN13: 9780203060810
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Routledge
Format: Electronic Book
Semantics is an accessible and practical introduction to formal semantics, the study of linguistic meaning, for students new to the subject. Semantics:* shows how meanings are built up and interrelated* presupposes very little prior knowledge of... More

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ISBN: 9780415180634 - Introducing English Semantics Introducing English Semantics
Kreidler, Charles W

ISBN10: 9780203021156  ISBN13: 9780203021156
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Routledge
Format: Electronic Book
Introducing English Semantics is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the study of meaning.Charles W. Kreidler presents the basic principles of this discipline. He explores how languages organize and express meanings through words... More

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ISBN: 9780631215424 - Formal Semantics Formal Semantics
Portner, Paul H ; Partee, Barbara H

ISBN10: 9780470758182  ISBN13: 9780470758182
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Wiley-Blackwell
Format: Electronic Book
Formal Semantics: The Essential Readings is a collection of seminal papers that have shaped the field of formal semantics in linguistics. More

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ISBN: 9780230005334 - Presupposition and Implicature in Compositional Semantics Presupposition and Implicature in Compositional Semantics

ISBN10: 9780230210752  ISBN13: 9780230210752
Publisher: Palgrave Trade
Format: Electronic Book

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ISBN: 9780199206421 - Logic of Pronominal Resumption Logic of Pronominal Resumption
Asudeh, Ash

ISBN10: 9780191632495  ISBN13: 9780191632495
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Electronic Book
This book is a cross-linguistic investigation of resumptive pronouns and related resumption phenomena. The author proposes a new theory of resumption based on the use of a resource logic for semantic composition and the typologically robust... More