Semantics for Groups and Events (e-bog) af Lasersohn, Peter
Lasersohn, Peter (forfatter)

Semantics for Groups and Events e-bog

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First published in 1990, this dissertation presents an event-based model-theoretic semantics for plural expressions in English. The author defends against counterarguments the hypothesis that distributive predicates are predicates of groups, and not just individuals. By defining the collective/distributive distinction in terms of event structure, he solves formal problems with previous group-le...
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Forfattere Lasersohn, Peter (forfatter)
Forlag Routledge
Udgivet 25 november 2016
Længde 140 sider
Genrer 2AB
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781315533926
First published in 1990, this dissertation presents an event-based model-theoretic semantics for plural expressions in English. The author defends against counterarguments the hypothesis that distributive predicates are predicates of groups, and not just individuals. By defining the collective/distributive distinction in terms of event structure, he solves formal problems with previous group-level analyses. The author notes that certain adverbials have a systematic ambiguity between a reading indicating collective action, and readings indicating spatial or temporal proximity; the event-based definition of collective action makes possible a parallel treatment of these readings. This book presents a formal proposal on the algebraic structure of groups and events, and a semantically based analysis of number agreement.