Multidimensional Semantics of Evaluative Adverbs: 26 (Current Research in the Semantics / Pragmatics Interface, 26) - Hardcover

Mingya Liu

 
9781781902714: Multidimensional Semantics of Evaluative Adverbs: 26 (Current Research in the Semantics / Pragmatics Interface, 26)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1781902712 ISBN 13: 9781781902714
Publisher: BRILL, 2012

Synopsis

Suitable for linguists and philosophers of language, this book provides a multidimensional analysis for the lexical semantics of evaluative adverbs: nonfactive evaluative adverbs trigger a conventional implicature, whereas factive evaluative adverbs not only trigger a conventional implicature but also a conventional presupposition.

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Multidimensional Semantics of Evaluative Adverbs

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Publisher
BRILL
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1781902712
ISBN 13 
9781781902714
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
228