Predicates and Temporal Arguments
Seiten
2000
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-511435-5 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-511435-5 (ISBN)
A distinction is made in formal semantics between predicates that describe the general state of a noun, and predicates that specify the specific properties of a noun. The author investigates various contexts in which this distinction is traditionally said to come into play.
A distinction is made in formal semantics between "stage-level predicates," predicates that describe the general state of a noun, and "individual-level predicates," predicates that specify the specific properties of a noun. Fernald investigates various contexts in which this distinction is traditionally said to come into play. His aim is to show that the effects displayed are not uniform, and that the differences between the analyses proposed in the literature arise from the authors considering different subsets of data that they take to exemplyify the "core" meaning of the stage/individual distinction. Fernald presents alternatives and extensions that shed light on the limitations of previous theories, as well as making original observations about important aspects of the topic, including coercion, and perceptual reports vs. other phenomena.
A distinction is made in formal semantics between "stage-level predicates," predicates that describe the general state of a noun, and "individual-level predicates," predicates that specify the specific properties of a noun. Fernald investigates various contexts in which this distinction is traditionally said to come into play. His aim is to show that the effects displayed are not uniform, and that the differences between the analyses proposed in the literature arise from the authors considering different subsets of data that they take to exemplyify the "core" meaning of the stage/individual distinction. Fernald presents alternatives and extensions that shed light on the limitations of previous theories, as well as making original observations about important aspects of the topic, including coercion, and perceptual reports vs. other phenomena.
Preface ; 1. Introduction and Predicaments ; 2. Patterns of Interpretation and Grammaticality ; 3. Traditional Explanations ; 4. The Distinction and its Slipperiness ; 5. Taking Stock ; 6. Nonuniformity ; 7. Of Time and Predicates ; Bibliography ; Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.3.2000 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 4 line illustrations |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 157 x 231 mm |
| Gewicht | 431 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Sprachphilosophie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-511435-3 / 0195114353 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-511435-5 / 9780195114355 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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