Syntactic And Semantic Variation In Copular Sentences
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Syntactic And Semantic Variation In Copular Sentences
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Author : Daniel J. Wilson
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Release Date : 2020-07-16
Syntactic And Semantic Variation In Copular Sentences written by Daniel J. Wilson and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-16 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book presents a novel account of syntactic and semantic variation in copular and existential sentences in Classical Hebrew. Like many languages, the system of Classical Hebrew copular sentences is quite complex, containing zero, pronominal, and verbal forms as well as eventive and inchoative semantics. Approaching this subject from the framework of Distributed Morphology provides an elegant and comprehensive explanation for both the syntactic and semantic variation in these sentences. This book also presents a theoretical model for analyzing copular sentences in other languages included related phenomena– such as pseudo-copulas. It is also a demonstration of what can be gained by applying modern linguistic analyses to dead languages. Citing and building off previous studies on this topic, this book will be of interest to those interested in the theoretical examination of copular and existential sentences and to those interested in Classical Hebrew more specifically.
Nonverbal Predication
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Author : Isabelle Roy (Writer on linguistics)
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2013-04-25
Nonverbal Predication written by Isabelle Roy (Writer on linguistics) and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-25 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book concerns the interpretation and structure of non-verbal predicates in copular sentences (i.e. sentences with the verb 'be'). The author provides a unifying analysis based on a ternary distinction between defining/characterizing/situation-descriptive predicates.
Copular Clauses
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Author : Line Mikkelsen
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2005-10-13
Copular Clauses written by Line Mikkelsen and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-13 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book is concerned with a class of copular clauses known as specificational clauses, and its relation to other kinds of copular structures, predicational and equative clauses in particular. Based on evidence from Danish and English, I argue that specificational clauses involve the same core predication structure as predicational clauses — one which combines a referential and a predicative expression to form a minimal predicational unit — but differ in how the predicational core is realized syntactically. Predicational copular clauses represent the canonical realization, where the referential expression is aligned with the most prominent syntactic position, the subject position. Specificational clauses involve an unusual alignment of the predicative expression with subject position. I suggest that this unusual alignment is grounded in information structure: the alignment of the less referential DP with the subject position serves a discourse connective function by letting material that is relatively familiar in the discourse appear before material that is relatively unfamiliar in the discourse. Equative clauses are argued to be fundamentally different.
Non Verbal Predication
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Author : Kees Hengeveld
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2011-05-02
Non Verbal Predication written by Kees Hengeveld and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-02 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
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Thetics And Categoricals
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Author : Werner Abraham
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Release Date : 2020-07-22
Thetics And Categoricals written by Werner Abraham and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-22 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Thetics and Categoricals do not belong to the categories of German grammar. Thetics were introduced in logic as impersonal and broad focus constructions. They left profound and extensive traces in the logic of the late 19th century. For the class of thetic propositions, the criterion of textual exclusion plays the major role, i.e. the absence of any common grounds and of any anaphorism and background. In the foreground are sentences with subject inversion, subject suppression and detopicalization. These and only these are suitable for text beginnings, jokes, stage advertisements and solipsistic exclamatives, thus speech acts without communicative goals – free expressives in the true sense of the word. The contributions in this volume not only guide the reader through the history of philosophical logic and distributions of impersonals in contrast to Kantian categorical sentences, but also the correspondences in Japanese and Chinese which, in contrast to German and English, sport specific morphological markers for thetics as opposed to categoricals.
Syntactic Variation In Insular Scandinavian
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Author : Höskuldur Thráinsson
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Release Date : 2017-07-18
Syntactic Variation In Insular Scandinavian written by Höskuldur Thráinsson and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-18 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book presents the latest research on the syntax of the “Insular Scandinavian” languages (Faroese and Icelandic), with contributions from thirteen experts, and a significant introductory chapter by the four editors. The topics covered include some that have figured extensively in recent literature on Scandinavian syntax and its implications for syntactic theory: case, agreement, embedded clause word order, stylistic fronting, and the nature of “expletive” constructions. The volume is conceived around the topic of variation, both within and between the two languages studied—as well as more generally—and stands out for the wealth of new empirical detail from both Faroese and Icelandic, relating to each of the topics and theoretical issues discussed. Each chapter is written in a way to make it accessible to a wide audience within linguistics; the book will be essential reading for students and researchers with an interest in the syntax of the Germanic languages.
Ten Lectures On Construction Grammar And Typology
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Author : William Croft
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-09-25
Ten Lectures On Construction Grammar And Typology written by William Croft and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-25 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
In Ten Lectures on Construction Grammar and Typology, William Croft presents a unified theory of linguistic form and meaning that encompasses crosslinguistic diversity, verbalization and language change. Croft begins from construction grammar, a theory of syntax in which all syntactic structures are a pairing of form and meaning. Constructions are posited as basic; syntactic categories are defined by constructions. The internal structure of constructions directly link elements of constructions to the meanings they express, Constructions across languages can be situated in a space of syntactic variation. Grammar emerges from the verbalization of experience. Constructions occur in a probability distribution across the conceptual space of meanings. These probability distributions evolve, leading to grammatical change in language, modeled in an evolutionary framework.
The Syntax Of Arabic
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Author : Joseph E. Aoun
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010
The Syntax Of Arabic written by Joseph E. Aoun and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Foreign Language Study categories.
A guide to Arabic syntax covering a broad variety of topics including argument structure, negation, tense, agreement phenomena, and resumption. The discussion of each topic sums up the key research results and provides new points of departure for further research.
New Perspectives In Biblical And Rabbinic Hebrew
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Author : Aaron D. Hornkohl
language : en
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Release Date : 2021-04-06
New Perspectives In Biblical And Rabbinic Hebrew written by Aaron D. Hornkohl and has been published by Open Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-06 with Religion categories.
Most of the papers in this volume originated as presentations at the conference Biblical Hebrew and Rabbinic Hebrew: New Perspectives in Philology and Linguistics, which was held at the University of Cambridge, 8–10th July, 2019. The aim of the conference was to build bridges between various strands of research in the field of Hebrew language studies that rarely meet, namely philologists working on Biblical Hebrew, philologists working on Rabbinic Hebrew and theoretical linguists. This volume is the published outcome of this initiative. It contains peer-reviewed papers in the fields of Biblical and Rabbinic Hebrew that advance the field by the philological investigation of primary sources and the application of cutting-edge linguistic theory. These include contributions by established scholars and by students and early career researchers.
The State Of Old Testament Studies
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Author : H. H. Hardy, II
language : en
Publisher: Baker Books
Release Date : 2024-11-05
The State Of Old Testament Studies written by H. H. Hardy, II and has been published by Baker Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-11-05 with Religion categories.
This book surveys the current landscape of Old Testament studies, offering readers a concise guide to contemporary academic discussions. Bringing together a diverse group of experts, The State of Old Testament Studies provides an informed introduction to the many fields of Old Testament research by recognized scholars, presents basic questions in each subfield, surveys the primary methods of answering these questions, engages prominent solutions, and cites relevant and up-to-date resources. It is an extensive guide to current research and an ideal supplemental textbook for a variety of courses on the Old Testament.