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Zusatztext Advance praise: 'One of those rare books that will be of use both to the beginner and the specialist. It is a friendly guide through the difficult terrain of argument structure. Much more than a survey! it addresses foundational and current issues in the syntax and semantics of argument structure in an exemplarily clear-headed and even-handed way.' Rajesh Bhatt! University of Massachusetts Informationen zum Autor Alexander Williams is Assistant Professor in the Departments of Linguistics and Philosophy at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he teaches semantics, syntax, and philosophy of language. Klappentext A guide to the relations between a predicate and its arguments, for researchers and advanced students in linguistics. Zusammenfassung A guide to the relations between a predicate and its arguments! for researchers and advanced students in linguistics. Engages foundational issues in both syntax and semantics! with attention to the correspondence between structure at the two levels. Chapters include discussion questions and suggestions for further reading. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Background: 1. Syntax; 2. Semantics; Part II. Kinds of Arguments: 3. Arguments in syntax; 4. Arguments in semantics; 5. Implicit arguments; Part III. Analysis of Argument Relations: 6. Thematic relations; 7. Agent and patient; 8. Role iteration; 9. Separation; 10. Event structure; 11. Linking and framing; Part IV. Case Studies: 12. Passives; 13. Resultatives; Glossary; References; Index.
