The Representation of Indefiniteness

by Alice G.B. ter Meulen

Book Overview

The Representation of (In)definiteness collects the most important current research, reflecting a wide range of approaches, on a central theoretical issue in linguistics: characterizing the distinction between definite and indefinite expressions. The authors of these 11 original essays, which draw on current work in theoretical syntax and semantics, were charged by the editors to take more than usual heed of alternative analyses offered by other theories,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262680599
• ISBN13: 9780262680592
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"