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The Grammar of Names (Hardcover, New)
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The Grammar of Names (Hardcover, New)
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This book is the first systematic account of the syntax and
semantics of names. Drawing on work in onomastics, philosophy, and
linguistics John Anderson examines the distribution and
subcategorization of names within a framework of syntactic
categories, and considers how the morphosyntactic behaviour of
names connects to their semantic roles. He argues that names occur
in two basic circumstances: one involving vocatives and their use
in naming predications, where they are not definite; the other
their use as arguments of predicators, where they are definite.
This division is discussed in relation to English, French, Greek,
and Seri, and a range of other languages. Professor Anderson
reveals that the semantic status of names, including
prototypicality, is crucial to understanding their morphosyntax and
role in derivational relationships. He shows that semantically
coherent subsets of names, such as those referring to people and
places, are characterized by morphosyntactic properties which may
vary from language to language. His original and important
investigation will appeal to scholars and advanced students of
linguistics and philosophy.
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