A Semantics for the English Existential Construction
Download or Read eBook A Semantics for the English Existential Construction PDF written by Louise McNally and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1997 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Louise McNally |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 1997 |
ISBN-10 | : 0815325576 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780815325574 |
Rating | : 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Semantics for the English Existential Construction by : Louise McNally
Book excerpt: Proposes a new semantics for English statements beginning with there, which adopts the generally rejected characterization of them as subject-predicate prepositions in which the subject is a property or description of an individual and the predicate affirms the instantiation of the property of des