Emma Pavey
List of John Benjamins publications for which Emma Pavey plays a role.
Article
2008 Predication and reference in specificational sentences – functions of English noun phrases Investigations of the Syntax–Semantics–Pragmatics Interface, Van Valin Jr., Robert D. (ed.), pp. 305–317 | Article
In this paper, I examine the interpretation and coding of referents in English noun phrases as used in communication. The analysis is framed in terms of the identifiability, specificity and referentiality of the referent. In examining specificational constructions and the “value” and “variable”… read more