Building and interpreting possession sentences / Neil Myler.

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Myler, Neil [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2016]
Description
xvi, 454 pages ; 24 cm

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    A major question for linguistic theory concerns how the structure of sentences relates to their meaning. There is broad agreement in the field that there is some regularity in the way that lexical semantics and syntax are related, so that thematic roles are predictably associated with particular syntactic positions. This work examines the syntax and semantics of possession sentences, which are infamous for appearing to diverge dramatically from this broadly regular pattern.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-443) and index.
    Contents
    • Previous approaches to predicative possession
    • The micro-comparative syntax of possession in Quechua
    • Building and interpreting have sentences
    • Consequences and comparisons
    • Extending the typology I: predicativization
    • Extending the typology II: the with-possessive
    • Conclusions and prospects.
    ISBN
    • 9780262034913 (hardcover ; : alkaline paper)
    • 0262034913 (hardcover ; : alkaline paper)
    LCCN
    2016002505
    OCLC
    946160196
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