A Semantics for Groups and Events - Routledge Library Editions: Semantics and Semiology - Peter Lasersohn - Books - Taylor & Francis Ltd - 9781138690905 - October 4, 2016
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Peter Lasersohn
A Semantics for Groups and Events - Routledge Library Editions: Semantics and Semiology 1st edition

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First published in 1990, this dissertation presents an event-based model-theoretic semantics for plural expressions in English. The author defends against counterarguments the hypothesis that distributive predicates are predicates of groups, and not just individuals. By defining the collective/distributive distinction in terms of event structure, he solves formal problems with previous group-level analyses. The author notes that certain adverbials have a systematic ambiguity between a reading indicating collective action, and readings indicating spatial or temporal proximity; the event-based definition of collective action makes possible a parallel treatment of these readings. This book presents a formal proposal on the algebraic structure of groups and events, and a semantically based analysis of number agreement.

156 pages

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Released October 4, 2016
ISBN13 9781138690905
Publishers Taylor & Francis Ltd
Pages 156
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   453 g
Language English  

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