Non-Verbal Predication Copular Sentences at the Syntax-Semantics Interface |
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| Author:
| Roy, Isabelle |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-954355-7 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2013 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $97.23AUD $110.95 |
Book Description:
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This book concerns the interpretation and structure of non-verbal predicates in copular sentences (i.e. sentences with the verb 'be'). The author provides a unifying analysis based on a ternary distinction between defining/characterizing/situation-descriptive predicates.
This book concerns the interpretation and structure of non-verbal predicates in copular sentences (i.e. sentences with the verb 'be'). The author provides a unifying analysis based on a ternary distinction between defining/characterizing/situation-descriptive predicates.