On the semantics of syntax : mood and condition in English
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On the semantics of syntax : mood and condition in English
（Routledge library editions, . The English language ; v. 8）
Routledge, 2015, c1979
- : hbk
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--University of London, 1976
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-201) and index
Reprint. Originally published: London : Croom Helm, 1979
Description and Table of Contents
Description
First published in 1979, this book develops a grammatically orientated semantics (as opposed to a semantically orientated grammar) of mood and condition in English. It seeks to establish correspondences between areas of semantic organisation ('planes') and surface grammar, without reverting to an intermediate notion of deep grammar. The chapters explore topics including the differences between 'literal meaning' and 'significance', speech roles, and constructions of condition and reason in terms of the four panes discussed earlier in the volume.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Symbols and National Conventions 1. Introduction 2. On Literal Meaning and 'Significance' 3. A Framework of Semantic Analysis 4. Decision 5. Telling 6. Knowledge 7. Performance 8. Condition and Reason 9. Conclusion
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Bibliography
- Index
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