Arguments in Syntax and Semantics

by Alexander Williams

Book Overview

Argument structure - the pattern of underlying relations between a predicate and its dependents - is at the base of syntactic theory and the theory of the interface with semantics. This comprehensive guide explores the motives for thematic and event-structural decomposition, and its relation to structure in syntax. It also discusses broad patterns in the linking of syntactic to semantic relations, and includes insightful case studies on passive and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521151724
• ISBN13: 9780521151726
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.4"