This book contains an original analysis of the existential there-sentence from a philosophical-linguistic perspective. At its core is the claim that there-sentences' form is distinct from that of ordinary subject–predicate sentences, and that this fundamental difference explains the construction's unusual grammatical and discourse properties.
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Truth without Predication: The Role of Placing in the Existential There-Sentence
This book contains an original analysis of the existential there-sentence from a philosophical-linguistic perspective. At its core is the claim that there-sentences' form is distinct from that of ordinary subject–predicate sentences, and that this fundamental difference explains the construction's unusual grammatical and discourse properties.
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ISBN-13: | 9781349503216 |
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Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
Publication date: | 01/01/2015 |
Series: | Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language and Cognition |
Edition description: | 1st ed. 2015 |
Pages: | 169 |
Product dimensions: | 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d) |
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