The semantics of generics in Dutch and related languages

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The semantics of generics in Dutch and related languages

Albert Oosterhof

(Linguistik aktuell, v. 122)

J. Benjamins Pub., c2008

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-284) and index

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内容説明

This monograph is a comprehensive study of the various ways in which genericity can be expressed in Dutch, dialects of Dutch, and languages related to Dutch. On the basis of empirical (corpus- and questionnaire-based) data, a wide range of topics are discussed which have been addressed in the literature on the semantics and pragmatics of generics. The empirical data presented in this book shed new light on issues crucial to the study of genericity. A number of widely accepted ideas are shown to be problematic. For example, arguments are presented against the well-known claim that progressive forms typically exclude characterizing interpretations. Furthermore, the author shows that speakers do not agree in their judgements of the acceptability of bare plurals (as well as other noun phrase types) in generic contexts. Such data are a problem for the influential thesis that bare plurals refer to kinds unambiguously.

目次

  • 1. Preface and acknowledgements
  • 2. List of abbreviations
  • 3. Chapter 1. Introduction
  • 4. Part I. Theoretical perspectives
  • 5. Chapter 2. Generalization
  • 6. Chapter 3. Kind reference
  • 7. Part II Empirical perspectives
  • 8. Chapter 4. The empirical base of semantic research
  • 9. Chapter 5. Corpus- and questionnaire-based studies
  • 10. Part III. Issues in the syntax-semantics interface
  • 11. Chapter 6. The semantics of bare arguments
  • 12. Chapter 7. Formal accounts of genericity, reference and the syntax-semantics interface
  • 13. Chapter 8. An alternative description of the syntax and semantics of articles
  • 14. Chapter 9. Conclusions and issues for future research
  • 15. References
  • 16. Index

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