Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics

by Chris Kennedy and Chris Kennedy

Book Overview

In this volume leading researchers present new work on the semantics and pragmatics of adjectives and adverbs, and their interfaces with syntax. Its concerns include the semantics of gradability; the relationship between adjectival scales and verbal aspect; the relationship between meaning and the positions of adjectives and adverbs in nominal and verbal projections; and the fine-grained semantics of different subclasses of adverbs and adverbs. Its...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199211620
• ISBN13: 9780199211623
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"