German Temporal Semantics: Three-Dimensional Tense Logic and a GPSG Fragment - Brossura

Nerbonne, John A.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1138690325 ISBN 13: 9781138690325

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2018

Riassunto

First published in 1985, this book analyses temporal meaning in German. The framework is that of a model-theoretic semantics, more specifically one incorporating a multi-dimensional tense logic. The first chapter presents this logic and argues that three dimensions are optimal for the description of natural language temporalia. The second chapter applies this theory to the analysis of temporal meaning in German. Frame adverbials, the Present and Past Tenses, duratives, aspectual adverbials using in, and the adverbials particle schon are examined. Chapter 3 provides a formal syntax to bear the semantic analysis proposed in the second chapter and the final chapter explores syntactic and semantic extensions of the fragment, showing how the Perfect, the particle noch, the passive, and a distinct reading of frame adverbials may be accommodated.

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Informazioni sull'autore

John A. Nerbonne

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1138690325
• ISBN 13: 9781138690325
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 310
• Contatto del produttore: Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis; gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com; ; Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24; München; 80331; Germania