Semantics - Sentence and Information Structure: 170 (Mouton Reader) - Softcover

Book 14 of 17: Mouton Reader

Portner; Paul; Maienborn; Claudia; Heusinger; Klaus Von

 
9783110587227: Semantics - Sentence and Information Structure: 170 (Mouton Reader)

Synopsis

The book covers core concepts relevant for the study of complex sentences and meaning in discourse, ranging from tense, modality, conditionality, propositional attitudes, scope, negation, questions, imperatives, copular clauses, and existential sentences. Furthermore, the key concepts in the theory of information structure and discourse structure are explained, such as topics, cohesion and coherence, accessibility and discourse particles.

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About the Author

Claudia Maienborn, Tübingen, Germany; Klaus von Heusinger, Köln, Germany; Paul Portner, Washington D.C., USA.

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