The Composition of Meaning
From lexeme to discourse
Editors
In the modular design of generative theory the syntax–semantics interface has accounted all along for meanings at the level of Logical Form. The syntax–pragmatics interface, on the other hand, is the result of what one may call the ‘pragmatic turn’ in the linguistic theory, where content is partitioned into given and new information. In other words, the structural division of the clause has been subjected to criteria of information, or discourse structure. Both interfaces require a structurally descriptive inventory whose specific shapes can be motivated on theory-internal grounds only. The present collection of original articles develops the concept of these interfaces further. The papers in the first section focus on the syntax–semantics interface, those in the second section on the syntax–pragmatics interface.
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 255] 2004. vi, 230 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 21 October 2008
Published online on 21 October 2008
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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The composition of meaningAlice G.B. ter Meulen and Werner Abraham | p. 1
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I. Mapping syntactic structure to meaning
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Coordination in morphology and syntax: The case of copulative compoundsSusan Olsen | p. 17
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Aspect, infinitival complements, and evidentialsElly van Gelderen | p. 39
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The problem of unintelligibilityHelen de Hoop | p. 69
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VP-internal subjects as ‘unaccusatives’: Burzio’s ‘Object Account’ vs. the ‘Perfectivity Account’Werner Abraham | p. 83
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II. Mapping meaning to information structure
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Either, both and neither in coordinate structuresPetra Hendriks | p. 115
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Information structure meetsMinimalist syntax: On argument order and case morphology in BavarianHelmut Weiß | p. 139
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Focus particles, sentence meaning, and discourse structureKlaus von Heusinger | p. 167
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On the interpretation of multiple negation in spoken and written AfrikaansLászló Molnárfi | p. 195
“[...] a welcome addition to the body of research on the syntax-sementics and syntax pragmatics interfaces.”
Catherine R. Fortin, University of Michigan, USA, on Linguist List Vol.16.1499 (2005)
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Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CF: Linguistics
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General