Phrase Structure and Argument Structure: A Case Study of the Syntax-Semantics Interface

by Terje Lohndal

Book Overview

This book focuses on the relationship between syntax and meaning. Terje Lohndal's core claim is that it is possible to create a transparent mapping from syntax to logical form such that each syntactic Spell-Out domain directly corresponds to a conjunct at logical form. The argument focuses on two domains of grammar - phrase structure and argument structure - and brings together two independently established but seemingly unconnected hypotheses: that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199677115
• ISBN13: 9780199677115
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"