Semantics and morphosyntactic variation :

Francez, Itamar,

Semantics and morphosyntactic variation : qualities and the grammar of property concepts / Itamar Francez and Andrew Koontz-Garboden. - First edition. - 1 online resource. - Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics . - Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics. .

This edition previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Explores why different languages have systematically different ways of saying the same thing. It focuses on adjectival predication and shows that systematic differences in the meaning of words expressing adjectival notions have systematic effects on the form of the sentences they appear in.

Specialized.

9780191805837 (ebook) : No price


Semantics, Comparative.

P325.5

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