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A Semantics for Groups and Events (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,569
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A Semantics for Groups and Events (Hardcover): Peter Lasersohn

A Semantics for Groups and Events (Hardcover)

Peter Lasersohn

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Semantics and Semiology

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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 analyses. The author notes that certain adverbials have a systematic ambiguity between a reading indicating collective action, and readings indicating spatial or temporal proximity; the event-based definition of collective action makes possible a parallel treatment of these readings. This book presents a formal proposal on the algebraic structure of groups and events, and a semantically based analysis of number agreement.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Semantics and Semiology
Release date: October 2016
First published: 1990
Authors: Peter Lasersohn
Dimensions: 234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-69090-5
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Philosophy of language
Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > Pragmatics
Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Grammar, syntax, linguistic structure > General
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LSN: 1-138-69090-2
Barcode: 9781138690905

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