Semantic Structures is a large-scale study of conceptual
structure and its lexical and syntactic expression in English that
builds on the system of Conceptual Semantics described in Ray
Jackendoff's earlier books Semantics and Cognition and
Consciousness and the Computational Mind.Jackendoff summarizes the
relevant arguments in his two previous books, setting out the basic
parameters for the formalization of meaning, and comparing his
mentalistic approach with Fodor's Language of Thought hypothesis.
He then takes up the Problem of Meaning, extending the range of
semantic fields encompassed by the Conceptual Semantics formalism,
and the Problem of Correspondence, formalizing the relation between
semantic and syntactic structure. Both of these problems must be
fully addressed in order to develop a general theory of language
that is concerned with syntax and semantics and their points of
connection.Few books on lexical semantics present such a
comprehensive analysis of such a wide range of phenomena from a
unified perspective. Besides discussing the conceptual structures
of hundreds of words and constructions, Jackendoff extends and
deepens the theory to come to grips with such crucial issues as
Θ-roles and Θ-marking; arguments, modifiers, and adjuncts; binding
and control; and the thematic linking hierarchy.Ray Jackendoff is
Chairman of the Program in Linguistics and Cognitive Science at
Brandeis University.
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