This book investigates the semantics and syntax-semantics interface of measurement constructions, such as (non-)split quantifiers and comparatives. The cross-linguistic investigation reveals that seemingly diverse constructions can be categorized into two classes depending on whether they measure nominal or verbal predicates, and shows that the classification accounts for why certain constructions have certain characteristics concerning distributivity and single-event predicates. Throughout the book, particular emphasis is placed on issues of compositionality.
Über den Autor
Kimiko Nakanishi, University of Calgary, Canada.
Sprache Englisch ● Format PDF ● Seiten 296 ● ISBN 9783110198485 ● Dateigröße 2.7 MB ● Verlag De Gruyter ● Ort Basel/Berlin/Boston ● Erscheinungsjahr 2008 ● Ausgabe 1 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 2153786 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM
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