Manifestations of genericity
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Manifestations of genericity
（Outstanding dissertations in linguistics）（A Routledge series）
Routledge, 2014, c2003
- : pbk
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A slightly revised version of the author's thesis (Ph.D.--Bar-Ilan University, 2002)
Bibliography: p. 315-320
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this book, Yael Greenberg discusses and clarifies a number of controversial issues and phenomena in the generic literature, including the existence of "episodic genericity," existential presuppositions, and contextual restrictions of generics.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 Comparing Sentences with Generically Interpreted Indefinite Singular (IS) and Bare Plural (BP) Subjects
- Chapter 2 "In Virtue of" Generalizations, and the Semantics and Pragmatics of is Sentences
- Chapter 3 "Descriptive" Generalizations, and the Semantics and Pragmatics of Descriptive BP Sentences
- Chapter 4 Tolerance of Exceptional and Irrelevant Entities with is and Descriptive BP Sentences
- Chapter 5 Temporally Restricted IS and BP Sentences
- Chapter 6 Conclusion and Directions for Further Research
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