31.87, Books: Semantic Plurality: Gardelle

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Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 14:51:40
From: Karin Plijnaar [karin.plijnaar at benjamins.nl]
Subject: Semantic Plurality: Gardelle

 


Title: Semantic Plurality 
Subtitle: English collective nouns and other ways of denoting pluralities of entities 
Series Title: Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 349  

Publication Year: 2019 
Publisher: John Benjamins
	   http://www.benjamins.com/
	

Book URL: https://benjamins.com/catalog/cilt.349 


Author: Laure Gardelle

Electronic: ISBN:  9789027261748 Pages: 215 Price: U.S. $ 149.00
Electronic: ISBN:  9789027261748 Pages: 215 Price: Europe EURO 99.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027204738 Pages: 215 Price: U.S. $ 149.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027204738 Pages: 215 Price: Europe EURO 104.94


Abstract:

This monograph proposes a comparative approach to all the ways of denoting
‘more than one’ entity, from collective and aggregate nouns (with the
first-ever typology), to count plurals, partly substantivised adjectives and
conjoined NPs. This semantic feature approach to plurality, which cuts across
number, the count/non-count distinction, and lexical/NP levels, reveals a very
consistent Scale of Unit Integration, which establishes clear-cut boundaries
for collective nouns, and accommodates cases such as "three elephant, cattle"
or a "chain of islands". The study also offers a refined understanding of
aggregate nouns (a category nearly as large as that of collective nouns) and
quantification in pseudo-partitives, develops Guillaume’s notion of ‘internal
plurality’, and proposes the innovative concept of ‘hyperonyms of plural
classes’ (e.g. "furniture"). The Animacy Hierarchy is also found to be
influential, beyond hybrid agreement. The book aims to be accessible to
scholars of any theoretical background interested in these topics.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Linguistic Theories
                     Semantics
                     Syntax

Subject Language(s): English (eng)


Written In: English  (eng)

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