Semantics of evaluativity, the
Auteur :
Rett, Jessica
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199602476
Date de publication :
4 déc. 2014
Dimensions :
24,0 x 16,2 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
488 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book focuses on the semantic phenomenon of evaluativity in sentences such as John is tall and its consequences across constructions. It proposes an account based on assumptions that speakers and hearers make about the relationship between the simplicity of a situation and the simplicity of the language used to describe that situation