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The Syntax and Semantics of Split Constructions

Download or Read eBook The Syntax and Semantics of Split Constructions PDF written by A. Butler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-04-07 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Syntax and Semantics of Split Constructions
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Total Pages : 231
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ISBN-10 : 9780230501607
ISBN-13 : 0230501605
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Book Synopsis The Syntax and Semantics of Split Constructions by : A. Butler

Book excerpt: Split constructions are very widespread in natural languages. The separation of the semantic restriction of a quantifier from that quantifier is a typical example of such a construction. This study addresses the problem that such discontinuous strings exhibit a number of locality constraints, including intervention effects. These are shown to follow from the interaction of a minimalist syntax with a semantics that directly assigns a model-theoretic interpretation to syntactic logical forms. The approach is shown to have wide empirical coverage and a conceptual simplicity. The book will be of interest to scholars and advanced students of syntax and semantics.


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