A Semantics for Groups and Events Contributor(s): Lasersohn, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138690902 ISBN-13: 9781138690905 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $138.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Syntax - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Semantics |
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Semantics and Semiology |
Physical Information: 156 pages |
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Publisher Description: First published in 1990, this dissertation presents an event-based model-theoretic semantics for plural expressions in English. The author defends against counterarguments the hypothesis that distributive predicates are predicates of groups, and not just individuals. By defining the collective/distributive distinction in terms of event structure, he solves formal problems with previous group-level analyses. The author notes that certain adverbials have a systematic ambiguity between a reading indicating collective action, and readings indicating spatial or temporal proximity; the event-based definition of collective action makes possible a parallel treatment of these readings. This book presents a formal proposal on the algebraic structure of groups and events, and a semantically based analysis of number agreement. |