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Understanding Predication

English · Hardback

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This book investigates the linguistic status of predication, especially within the generative paradigm. The topics discussed include minimalist accounts of predication, types of predication, copular constructions, topic and focus, theticity and transitivity. The contributions analyze constructions from a wide variety of languages, including English, Polish, Irish, Welsh, Norwegian, German, Arabic, Ostyak, Mongolian, Japanese and Chinese. This book contributes to contemporary debates on understanding predication in linguistics and in the philosophy of language.

List of contents

Linguistic status of predication - Predication in syntax - Copular predication - Subject requirement - Small clauses - Specificational clauses - Minimalist syntax - Secondary predication - Theticity and transitivity - Focus - Topic - English - Polish - Irish - Welsh - German - Arabic - Ostyak - Mongolian - Japanese - Chinese

About the author










Piotr Stalmaszczyk is a Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Lodz (Poland), where he holds the Chair of English and General Linguistics. His research is concerned predominantly with linguistic methodology and the philosophy of language and linguistics.

Product details

Authors Piotr Stalmaszczyk
Assisted by Piotr Stalmaszczyk (Editor)
Publisher Peter Lang
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 30.06.2017
 
EAN 9783631675410
ISBN 978-3-631-67541-0
No. of pages 294
Dimensions 148 mm x 24 mm x 210 mm
Weight 480 g
Series Studies in Philosophy of Language and Linguistics
Studies in Philosophy of Language and Linguistics
Subject Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures

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