Existence
Subtitle: Semantics and Syntax (Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy)
Contributors: Ileana Comorovski (Editor); Klaus von Heusinger (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: September 4, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781402061967
Subjects: Grammar, syntax, linguistic structure; Semantics (meaning); Language Arts & Disciplines; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Language; General; Linguistics; Semantics; Language Arts & Disciplines / Semantics; Language Arts & Disciplines : Linguistics; Philosophy : General; copula; existential sentences; indefinites; presupposition; quantification
Description: "This collection is an important contribution to the semantic and syntactic analysis of the expression of existence. The volume focuses on the three main linguistic constructions expressing existence; copular clauses, existential sentences, and (in)definiteness. The papers analyze the interaction between the basic notion of existence and pervasive phenomena of natural language, such as quantification and presupposition. The contributions represent state-of-the-art research on theoretical and comparative issues related to the expression of existence, and make extensive reference to the semantic and syntactic facts of English and of various other languages. The richness of new data and the juxtaposition of different theoretical stances bring a number of new questions into focus."--Jacket.