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1 online resource (vi, 439 pages) : illustrations. |
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Oxford linguistics
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Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ; 14
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Oxford linguistics.
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Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ; 14.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Contents |
General Preface; 1 Introduction: Direct Compositionality; Part I. Some Programmatic Issues; 2 Compositionality as an Empirical Problem; 3 Direct Compositionality on Demand; 4 Linguistic Side Effects; 5 Type-Shifting with Semantic Features: A Unified Perspective; Part II. Case Studies; 6 Direct Compositionality and Variable-Free Semantics: The Case of "Principle B" Effects; 7 The Non-Concealed Nature of Free Relatives: Implications for Connectivity in Specificational Sentences; 8 Connectivity in a Unified Analysis of Specificational Subjects and Concealed Questions. |
Summary |
This book examines the hypothesis of " which requires that semantic interpretation proceed in tandem with syntactic combination. In the first extended discussion of the hypothesis for twenty years, contributors from both sides of the debate draw on examples from a wide range of languages and discuss the place of direct compositionality in generative grammar. - ;This book examines the hypothesis of ", which requires that semantic interpretation proceed in tandem with syntactic combination. Although associated with the dominant view in formal semantics of the 1970s and 1980s, the feasi. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax. |
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Semantics.
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Semantics. |
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Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Barker, Chris, 1961-
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Jacobson, Pauline I., 1947-
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Other Form: |
Print version: Direct compositionality. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007 (DLC) 2006036375 |
ISBN |
0191525405 (electronic book) |
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9780191525407 (electronic book) |
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0199204373 (Cloth) |
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0199204381 (Paper) |
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9780199204380 (alkaline paper) |
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9780199204373 (alkaline paper) |
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