A01=Michael Lumsden
Author_Michael Lumsden
Bare Plurals
Category=CFK
clause
complement
eq_bestseller
eq_dictionaries-language-reference
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
Ergative Verbs
existential construction analysis
expression
Indefinite Np
Indefinite NPs
Individual Level Predicate
Iv ES
linguistic theory
Opaque Contexts
Opaque Reading
post-verbal
Post-verbal Np
pragmatic interpretation
Preceding Discourse Context
Predicate Constituent
Predicate Expressions
property predication
quantification effect
quantified
Quantified Expression
quantifier
Quantifier Words
RLE
Scope Adjustment
semantic restrictions
small
Small Clause
Small Clause Complement
Small Clause Structure
Specific Indefinites
Stage Level Predicates
strong
Strong Quantified
Stylistic Inversion
syntactic analysis
Transparent Reading
weak
Weak Quantified
word
Product details
- ISBN 9781138969278
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 26 Nov 2015
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
What is the relationship between the structure of existential sentences and their meaning? How do hearers interpret existential sentences using pragmatic assumptions? This study attempts to account for the relationship between the structure of existential sentences (ES) and their meaning. The study of ES has received a great deal of attention because the construction has complex syntactic properties, is associated with restrictions of a semantic nature, and provides an interesting area for investigation at a pragmatic level.
