30.2910, Books: Modification: Morzycki

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Subject: 30.2910, Books: Modification: Morzycki

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Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 18:24:06
From: Louise Bowes [lbowes at cambridge.org]
Subject: Modification: Morzycki

 


Title: Modification 
Publication Year: 2019 
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
	   http://cambridge.org
	

Book URL: https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/languages-linguistics/semantics-and-pragmatics/modification?format=PB 


Author: Marcin Morzycki

Paperback: ISBN:  9780521264167 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 32.99
Paperback: ISBN:  9780521264167 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 24.99
Paperback: ISBN:  9780521264167 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 29.17


Abstract:

Modifiers and modification have been a major focus of inquiry for as long as
the formal study of semantics has existed, and remain at the heart of major
theoretical debates in the field. Modification offers comprehensive coverage
of a wide range of topics, including vagueness and gradability, comparatives
and degree constructions, the lexical semantics of adjectives and adverbs,
crosscategorial regularities, and the relation between meaning and syntactic
category. Morzycki guides the reader through the varied and sometimes
mysterious phenomena surrounding modification and the ideas that have been
proposed to account for them. Presenting disparate approaches in a consistent
analytical framework, this accessibly written work, which includes an
extensive glossary of technical terms, is essential reading for researchers
and students of all levels in linguistics, the philosophy of language and
psycholinguistics.
   

1. Preliminaries; 2. The lexical semantics of adjectives: more than just
scales; 3. Vagueness, degrees, and gradable predicates; 4. Comparatives and
their kin; 5. Adverbs; 6. Crosscategorial concerns; 7. Taking stock.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Semantics
                     Syntax


Written In: English  (eng)

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