Modification

ISBN-13: 9780521264167 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 345 str.

Marcin Morzycki

Opis

An accessible guide to the linguistic semantics of adjectives, adverbs, gradability, vagueness, comparatives, and modification more generally.

Recenzje

'Morzycki's discussion of modification is a beautifully written microcosm of the semantic enterprise as a whole. It leaves the reader with the sense that this is an exciting and burgeoning field on the brink of new discoveries.' Alan Bale, Concordia University, Montréal

Spis treści

1. Preliminaries; 2. The lexical semantics of adjectives: more than just scales; 3. Vagueness, degrees, and gradable predicates; 4. Comparatives and their kin; 5. Adverbs; 6. Crosscategorial concerns; 7. Taking stock.