Predicates and Temporal Arguments
Author:   Theodore B. Fernald (Professor of Linguistics, Professor of Linguistics, Swarthmore College)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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Pages:   176
Publication Date:   09 March 2000
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A distinction is made in formal semantics between ""stage-level predicates,"" predicates that describe the general state of a noun, and ""individual-level predicates,"" predicates that specify the specific properties of a noun. Fernald investigates various contexts in which this distinction is traditionally said to come into play. His aim is to show that the effects displayed are not uniform, and that the differences between the analyses proposed in the literature arise from the authors considering different subsets of data that they take to exemplyify the ""core"" meaning of the stage/individual distinction. Fernald presents alternatives and extensions that shed light on the limitations of previous theories, as well as making original observations about important aspects of the topic, including coercion, and perceptual reports vs. other phenomena.

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Author:   Theodore B. Fernald (Professor of Linguistics, Professor of Linguistics, Swarthmore College)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9780195114355


ISBN 10:   0195114353
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   09 March 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface 1: Introduction and Predicaments 2: Patterns of Interpretation and Grammaticality 3: Traditional Explanations 4: The Distinction and its Slipperiness 5: Taking Stock 6: Nonuniformity 7: Of Time and Predicates Bibliography Index

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