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  • A Semantics for Groups and Events

    by Peter Lasersohn ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Semantics and Semiology
    First published in 1990, this dissertation presents an event-based model-theoretic semantics for plural expressions in English. The author defends against counterarguments the hypothesis that distributive predicates are predicates of groups, and not just individuals. By defining the collective/distributive distinction in terms of event structure, he solves formal problems with previous group-level ... Read more

    $79.69 CAD

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  • Collocation

    Applications and Implications

    by G. Barnbrook, O. Mason, R. Krishnamurthy ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book presents a comprehensive description of collocation, covering both the theoretical and practical background and the implications and applications of the concept as language model and analytical tool. It provides a definitive survey of currently available techniques and a detailed description of their implementation. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Grammar, Philosophy, and Logic

    by Bruce Silver ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book argues that a basic grasp of philosophy and logic can produce written and spoken material that is both grammatically correct and powerful. The author analyses errors in grammar, word choice, phrasing and sentences that even the finest writers can fail to notice; concentrating on subtle missteps and errors that can make the difference between good and excellent prose. Each chapter ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Contrastiveness in Information Structure, Alternatives and Scalar Implicatures

    Edited by Manfred Krifka, Chungmin Lee, Ferenc Kiefer ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    A group of authors containing both leading authorities and young researchers addresses a number of issues of contrastiveness, polarity items and exhaustivity, quantificational expressions and the implicatures they generate, and the interaction between semantic operators and speech acts. The 19 contributions provide insights on the interplay between semantics and pragmatics. The volume’s reach is ... Read more

    $128.99 CAD

  • Pragmatic Syntax

    by Ms Jieun Kiaer ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Theoretical Linguistics
    Jieun Kiaer puts forward an argument in this book that the grammar of a language directly underpins the processing of the language, in real time. This is a view that runs against the orthodoxy of linguistic theorizing for the last 50 years, which has insisted that languages have to be characterized in terms that make little or no reference to the dynamics of language use.This orthodox view fails ... Read more

    $55.99 CAD

  • Formal Models in the Study of Language

    Applications in Interdisciplinary Contexts

    Edited by Cristina Grisot, Christopher Laenzlinger, Joanna Blochowiak, Stephanie Durrleman ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This volume presents articles that focus on the application of formal models in the study of language in a variety of innovative ways, and is dedicated to Jacques Moeschler, professor at University of Geneva, to mark the occasion of his 60th birthday. The contributions, by seasoned and budding linguists of all different linguistic backgrounds, reflect Jacques Moeschler’s diverse and visionary ... Read more

    $140.99 CAD

  • Victor Dudman's Grammar and Semantics

    by J. Curthoys, V. Dudman ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    Victor Dudman's revolutionary English Grammar brings grammar and logic together by conceiving grammar as 'the necessary preliminary to logic'. The focus, for logicians, is the discussion of 'conditionals'; for grammarians it is the concise and accurate explanation of the infamous English modals. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Introduction to Montague Semantics

    by D. R. Dowty, S. Peters, R. Wall ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    In this book we hope to acquaint the reader with the fundamentals of truth conditional model-theoretic semantics, and in particular with a version of this developed by Richard Montague in a series of papers published during the 1960's and early 1970's. In many ways the paper 'The Proper Treatment of Quantification in Ordinary English' (commonly abbreviated PTQ) represents the culmination of ... Read more

    $306.99 CAD

  • Text, Time, and Context

    Selected Papers of Carlota S. Smith

    Edited by Richard P. Meier, Helen Aristar-Dry, Emilie Destruel ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Carlota S. Smith was a key figure in linguistic research and a pioneering woman in generative linguistics. This selection of papers focuses on the research into tense, aspect, and discourse that Smith completed while Professor of Linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin.Smith’s early work in English syntax is still cited today, and her early career also yielded key research on language ... Read more

    $370.99 CAD

  • Perspectives on Complementation

    Structure, Variation and Boundaries

    Edited by M. Höglund, P. Rickman, J. Rudanko, J. Havu ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book presents the latest work in the field of complementation studies. Leading scholars and upcoming researchers in the area approach complementation from various perspectives and different frameworks, such as Cognitive Grammar and construction grammars, to offer a broad survey of the field and provide thought-provoking reading. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Text Linguistics and Classical Studies

    Dressler and De Beaugrande’s Procedural Approach

    by Mauro Giuffrè ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    The work represents a significant scientific advancement on text linguistics from three different viewpoints. The first chapter provides an overview of the history of text linguistics from a broader perspective than usual, offering a complete reference framework. The second chapter presents the procedural approach to the study of text linguistics in a concise way, including a critical comparison ... Read more

    $108.99 CAD

  • Describing Verb Valency

    Practical and Theoretical Issues

    by Mário Alberto Perini ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    The elaboration of linguistic theories depends on the existence of adequate descriptions of particular languages; otherwise theories will be poorly grounded on empirical data. This book starts from theoretical points of wide acceptance among linguists and goes on to present a descriptive metalanguage, able to express the facts of verb valency, which constitute one of the core areas in linguistic ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD