Manifestations of Genericity

ISBN-13: 9780415861373 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 350 str.

Yael Greenberg

Opis

Yael Greenberg discusses and clarifies a number of controversial issues and phenomena in the generic literature, including the existence of 'episodic genericity', existential presuppositions and contextual restrictions of generics.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Comparing Sentences with Generically Interpreted Indefinite Singular (IS) and Bare Plural (BP) Subjects; Chapter 2 “In Virtue of” Generalizations, and the Semantics and Pragmatics of is Sentences; Chapter 3 “Descriptive” Generalizations, and the Semantics and Pragmatics of Descriptive BP Sentences; Chapter 4 Tolerance of Exceptional and Irrelevant Entities with is and Descriptive BP Sentences; Chapter 5 Temporally Restricted IS and BP Sentences; Chapter 6 Conclusion and Directions for Further Research;

O autorze

Yael Greenberg teaches theoretical linguistics and formal semantics at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. She received her Ph.D. in 2001, also at Bar-Ilan University. Her research interests include semantics, pragmatics, and syntax.