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Publication details [#7091]

Norrick, Neal R. 1978. Factive adjectives and the theory of factivity. M. Niemeyer. viii + 131 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

adjective | factivity | generative semantics | presupposition

Annotation

A study of factive complementation in English within a generative semantics framework. It is an attempt to account for a wide range of factive phenomena in language. Factive presuppositions are considered.