Events, Phrases, and Questions
Author:   Robert Truswell (University of Edinburgh)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199577781


Pages:   278
Publication Date:   20 January 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Robert Truswell (University of Edinburgh)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.427kg
ISBN:  

9780199577781


ISBN 10:   0199577781
Pages:   278
Publication Date:   20 January 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1: Introduction Part I: The Structure of Events 2: The Variable Size of Events 3: Single Events From Multiple Verb Phrases and the Role of Agentivity 4: Structures Built From Events part II: Events and Locality 5: Where We Stand 6: Extraction From Adjuncts 7: Extraction From Complement Clauses and rhe Effect of Tense 8: Architectural Issues 9: Conclusion References Author Index Subject Index

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Reflects a deep understanding of both syntax and semantics, but never gets lost in technical issues ... Refreshingly framework-neutral with respect to the precise implementation of some theoretical issues, ending up by being compatible with a number of existing theories on locality and events. * Language *


Reflects a deep understanding of both syntax and semantics, but never gets lost in technical issues ... Refreshingly framework-neutral with respect to the precise implementation of some theoretical issues, ending up by being compatible with a number of existing theories on locality and events. Language


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Robert Truswell is British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in Linguistics and English Language at the School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences, University of Edinburgh. His research broadly concerns the interfaces between syntax and semantics. He received his PhD in Phonetics and Linguistics from University College London in 2007 and then spent a year as a postdoctoral research fellow at Tufts University

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