On the semantics of syntax : mood and condition in English / / Eirian C. Davies

• Autore: Davies Eirian
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 p.)
• Disciplina: 425
• Soggetto topico: English language - Mood; English language - Semantics; English language - Syntax
• Note generali: First published in 1979.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; Preface; Symbols and Notational 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 I; Appendix II; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: <P>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.</P>
• Titolo autorizzato: On the semantics of syntax
• ISBN: 1-317-41945-6; 1-315-68787-9; 1-317-41944-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797212803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Library Edition: The English Language