Redefining Indefinites

by Carmen Dobrovie-Sorin and Claire Beyssade

Book Overview

This volume explores the interpretation of indefinites and the constraints on their distribution by paying particular attention to key issues in the interface between syntax and semantics: the relation between the semantic properties of indefinite determiners and the denotation of indefinite DPs, their scope, and their behaviour in generic and conditional sentences. Examples come from French, other Romance languages and English. Central to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9401784280
• ISBN13: 9789401784283
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"