Unrealized arguments and the grammar of context
Auteur :
Chaves, Rui P. / Kay, Paul / Michaelis, Laura A.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009663823
Date de publication :
31 juil. 2025
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This Element discusses null instantiation (NI) in linguistics, highlighting how unexpressed arguments can receive anaphoric or existential interpretation. It argues that NI potential is influenced by both lexical and constructional factors, not just semantic or pragmatic ones, and provides a lexical treatment using sign-based construction grammar.