Events and Semantic Architecture

ISBN-13: 9780199244317 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 280 str.

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

...the book provides a detailed overview of the desiderata for linguistic theories, which makes it highly accessible even to beginners.

O autorze

Paul M. Pietroski is Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Linguistics at the University of Maryland. He is the author of Causing Actions (OUP 2000; paperback edition 2002) and many articles concerning the semantics of natural language.