Semantics - Sentence and Information Structure

Semantics - Sentence and Information Structure
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 554
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ISBN-10 : 9783110589863
ISBN-13 : 3110589869
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Book Synopsis Semantics - Sentence and Information Structure by : Paul Portner

Download or read book Semantics - Sentence and Information Structure written by Paul Portner and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read this book to get a deeper understanding of a wide range of semantics research on complex sentences and meaning in discourse. These in-depth articles from leading names in their fields cover the core concepts of sentential semantics such as tense, modality, conditionality, propositional attitudes, scope, negation, and coordination. The highly cited material, covers questions, imperatives, copular clauses, and existential sentences. It also includes essential research on sentence types, and explains central concepts in the theory of information structure and discourse structure, such as topics, cohesion and coherence, accessibility and discourse particles.


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