LINGUIST List 15.1388
Mon May 3 2004
Books: Semantics: Farkas, Swart
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Message 1: The Semantics of Incorporation: Farkas, Swart
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 17:56:33 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: The Semantics of Incorporation: Farkas, Swart
Title: The Semantics of Incorporation
Subtitle: From Argument Structure to Discourse Transparency
Series Title: Stanford Monographs in Linguistics
Publication Year: 2003
Publisher: CSLI Publications
http://csli-publications.stanford.edu/
Author: Donka F. Farkas, University of California, Santa Cruz
Author: Henri�tte de Swart, Utrecht University
Paperback: ISBN: 1575864207, Pages: 190, Price: U.S. $
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Abstract:
Distinguishing between discourse referents and thematic arguments, the
analysis of incorporation proposed in this book accounts for the
relationship between morphological and semantic number, the contrasts
between incorporated singulars and incorporated plurals, and various
`shades' of discourse transparency. The framework of Discourse
Representation Theory used is a theory well-suited for connecting
sentence level and discourse level semantics. The analysis presented
in the Semantics of Incorporation has important consequences for a
cross-linguistic theory of anaphora. Linguists and logicians
interested in discourse structure, cross-linguistic semantics, and the
relationship between morpho-syntax and meaning will find this an
engaging and innovative work.
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Lingfield(s): Discourse Analysis
General Linguistics
Morphology
Semantics
Written In: English (Language Code: ENG)
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