31.2624, Books: Syntactic and Semantic Variation in Copular Sentences: Wilson

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Subject: 31.2624, Books: Syntactic and Semantic Variation in Copular Sentences: Wilson

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Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 21:38:07
From: Karin Plijnaar [karin.plijnaar at benjamins.nl]
Subject: Syntactic and Semantic Variation in Copular Sentences: Wilson

 


Title: Syntactic and Semantic Variation in Copular Sentences 
Subtitle: Insights from Classical Hebrew 
Series Title: Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today 261  

Publication Year: 2020 
Publisher: John Benjamins
	   http://www.benjamins.com/
	

Book URL: https://benjamins.com/catalog/la.261 


Author: Daniel J. Wilson

Electronic: ISBN:  9789027260963 Pages: 159 Price: U.S. $ 143.00
Electronic: ISBN:  9789027260963 Pages: 159 Price: U.K. £ 80.00
Electronic: ISBN:  9789027260963 Pages: 159 Price: Europe EURO 95.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027207135 Pages: 159 Price: U.S. $ 143.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027207135 Pages: 159 Price: U.K. £ 80.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027207135 Pages: 159 Price: Europe EURO 100.70


Abstract:

This book presents a novel account of syntactic and semantic variation in
copular and existential sentences in Classical Hebrew. Like many languages,
the system of Classical Hebrew copular sentences is quite complex, containing
zero, pronominal, and verbal forms as well as eventive and inchoative
semantics. Approaching this subject from the framework of Distributed
Morphology provides an elegant and comprehensive explanation for both the
syntactic and semantic variation in these sentences. This book also presents a
theoretical model for analyzing copular sentences in other languages included
related phenomena– such as pseudo-copulas. It is also a demonstration of what
can be gained by applying modern linguistic analyses to dead languages. Citing
and building off previous studies on this topic, this book will be of interest
to those interested in the theoretical examination of copular and existential
sentences and to those interested in Classical Hebrew more specifically.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Morphology
                     Semantics
                     Syntax

Subject Language(s): Hebrew, Ancient (hbo)


Written In: English  (eng)

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