Truth without predication: the role of placing in the existential there-sentence
Auteur :
Szekely, R.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349503216
Date de publication :
1 janv. 2015
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book contains an original analysis of the existential there-sentence from a philosophical-linguistic perspective. At its core is the claim that there-sentences' form is distinct from that of ordinary subject–predicate sentences, and that this fundamental difference explains the construction's unusual grammatical and discourse properties.