Aspect and Predication - The Semantics of Argument Structure (Hardcover)

This book investigates the systematic correspondences between syntactic structure and semantic interpretation in the domain of predicate-argument relationships. It takes as its starting point the striking effects of nominal argument interpretation on aspectual semantics, pursuing the intuition that these effects are not quirky or exceptional, but are in fact the most visible reflexes of a more pervasive and systematic interaction between the aspectual event structure of a predicate and its arguments. The Scottish Gaelic language is the empirical base of the investigation, as it exhibits a set of predicational structures which interact in a highly visible way with its aspectual system. The book provides a detailed working out of a semantic system of argument classification which moves away from lexically-driven thematic roles in the traditional sense and towards a more constrained, syntactically motivated, set of primitives. This book is intended for linguists (including postgraduate students and lecturers) and those especially interested in Aspect, Argument Structure, Lexical Semantics, Predication, and the syntax/semantics interface; scholars interested in the Scottish Gaelic lang

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 1997
First published:	May 1997
Authors:	Gillian Catriona Ramchand (Lecturer in General Linguistics)
Dimensions:	225 x 147 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-823651-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > General Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Grammar, syntax, linguistic structure > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-823651-4
Barcode:	9780198236511

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