Semantics and morphosyntactic variation: qualities and the grammar of property concepts
Auteur :
Francez, Itamar / Koontz-Garboden, Andrew
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198744580
Date de publication :
23 mars 2017
Dimensions :
24,0 x 16,0 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
426 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book explores why different languages have systematically different ways of saying the same thing. It focuses on adjectival predication and shows that systematic differences in the meaning of words expressing adjectival notions have systematic effects on the form of the sentences they appear in.