Understanding Predication

This book investigates the linguistic status of predication, especially within the generative paradigm. The topics discussed include minimalist accounts of predication, types of predication, copular constructions, topic and focus, theticity and transitivity. The contributions analyze constructions from a wide variety of languages, including English, Polish, Irish, Welsh, Norwegian, German, Arabic, Ostyak, Mongolian, Japanese and Chinese. This book contributes to contemporary debates on understanding predication in linguistics and in the philosophy of language.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3631675410
• ISBN13: 9783631675410
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"