Events and Semantic Architecture

ISBN-13: 9780199244300 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 276 str.

Paul Pietroski; Paul M. Pietroski

Opis

In this study of how syntax relates to meaning, Paul Pietroski defends the hyposthesis that combining expressions corresponds to predicate-conjunction and not function-application. Chapters cover a range of constructions involving causative and serial verbs, plural noun-phrases, and complementizer phrases. The book represents a lucid contribution to the field by a leader of the new generation of philosopher-linguists.

Recenzje

Pietroski's book offers a fascinating view of how natural language semantics may be organised...His thesis is a no doubt a bold one, but also highly interesting. We can only look forward with excitment to the forthcoming book. Terje Lohndal, Oslo Studies in Language

O autorze

Paul Pietroski is Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Linguistics at the University of Maryland. He is the author of Causing Actions and many articles concerning the semantics of natural language.