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OverviewThe Language of Propositions and Events offers a comprehensive theory of the relation between noun meaning and verb meaning. Two main theses are defended in this book. The first thesis is that an adequate account of the interpretation and distribution of nominals calls for a distinction between three types of entities in the domain of discourse: events, propositions, and states of affairs. It is argued that different types of nominals differ in their ability to denote entities of these types and that predicates differ in their ability to select for them. The second main thesis is that an adequate characterization of the relation between noun meaning and verb meaning can be given by taking account of the fact that situations may stand in the part of relation. Kratzer's semantics of situations is the basis for this analysis of nominalization. Moreover, the book addresses the issue of the argument structure of nominals and offers an analysis of the puzzling distribution of infinito sostantivato in Italian. For graduate students in semantics and syntax, theoretical linguists, philosophers of language, students of Romance linguistics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alessandro ZucchiPublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1993 Volume: 51 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.462kg ISBN: 9789048143108ISBN 10: 9048143101 Pages: 286 Publication Date: 07 December 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsOne — The Issues of Nominalization: Problems and Desiderata for a Theory of Nominalization.- Two — English Nominalization: Some Syntactic Issues.- Three — A Semantics for English Nominalization.- Four — Discussing the Alternatives.- Five — The Syntactic and Semantic Status of the by-Phrase and the of-Phrase.- Six — The Propositional Interpretation of Noun Phrases.- Seven — On Certain Properties of Infinito Sostantivato.- References.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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