Speaking of Events

Zusatztext This is a most instructive book ... worth reading. It addresses many interesting problems and the solutions are generally impressive. For those who are intellectually curious, this is very good nourishment for the mind! Klappentext In recent years the idea that an adequate semantics of ordinary language calls for some theory of events has sparked considerable debate among linguists and philosophers. Speaking of Events offers a vivid and up-to-date indication of this debate! with emphasis precisely on the interplay between linguistic applications and philosophical implications. Each chapter has been written expressly for this volume by leading authors in the field! including Nicholas Asher! Pier Marco Bertinetto! Johannes Brandl! Denis Delfitto! Regine Eckardt! James Higginbotham! Alessandro Lenci! Terence Parsons! Alice ter Meulen! and Henk Verkuyl. Zusammenfassung The view that an adequate semantics of natural language calls for some theory of events has been a focus of considerable debate among linguists and philosophers. This book offers a vivid and up-to-date indication of this debate, with contributions by leading experts. A comprehensive introductory essay is included.

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• Authors: James Higginbotham, James (Professor of General Linguist Higginbotham, James (Professor of General Linguistics Higginbotham, James Pianesi Higginbotham, Higginbotham James, Fabio Pianesi, Fabio (Research Scientist Pianesi, Pianesi Fabio, Achille Varzi, Achille (Assistant Professor of Philosophy Varzi, Achille C. Varzi
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.05.2000
• EAN: 9780195128079
• ISBN: 978-0-19-512807-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Philosophy of Language, PHILOSOPHY / Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc