A semantics for the English existential construction

Author(s)

• McNally, Louise

Bibliographic Information

A semantics for the English existential construction

Louise McNally

（Outstanding dissertations in linguistics）（A Garland series）

Garland, 1997

Note

Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Santa Cruz, 1992

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Proposes a new semantics for English statements beginning with there, which adopts the generally rejected characterization of them as subject-predicate prepositions in which the subject is a property or description of an individual and the predicate affirms the instantiation of the property of des

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Details

• NCID: BA29582273
• ISBN:
  • 0815325576
• LCCN: 96046189
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York ; London
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 222 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PE1585
  • DC20 : 420/.143
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : English language -- Semantics
  • LCSH : English language -- Syntax
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00402438
  • BA00483087