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A Semantics for Groups and Events - Routledge Library Editions: Semantics and Semiology
Peter Lasersohn
First published in 1990, this dissertation presents an event-based model-theoretic semantics for plural expressions in English. The author defends against counterarguments the hypothesis that distributive predicates are predicates of groups, and not just individuals. By defining the collective/distributive distinction in terms of event structure, he solves formal problems with previous group-level analyses. The author notes that certain adverbials have a systematic ambiguity between a reading indicating collective action, and readings indicating spatial or temporal proximity; the event-based definition of collective action makes possible a parallel treatment of these readings. This book presents a formal proposal on the algebraic structure of groups and events, and a semantically based analysis of number agreement.
140 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 27, 2018 |
| ISBN13 | 9781138691797 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 156 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 280 g |
| Language | English |
