"Copulas (in English, the verb to be) are conventionally defined functionally as a means of relating elements of clause structure, especially subject and complement, and considered to be semantically empty or meaningless. They have received relatively little attention from lingu…
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This cross-linguistic study addresses the existing bias against the study of the copula, taking issue with both accepted definitions and descriptions. The author presents an analysis of grammatical descriptions of over 160 languages drawn from the language families of the world.
"Copulas (in English, the verb to be) are conventionally defined functionally as a means of relating elements of clause structure, especially subject and complement, and considered to be semantically empty or meaningless. They have received relatively little attention from lingu…
L'interpretazione del verbo essere è come una costante che attraversa tutto il pensiero linguistico dell'Occidente sin dalle prime opere di Aristotele. E nel suo dipanarsi si intreccia con la filosofia, la metafisica, la logica e perfino con la matematica, tanto che Bertrand Rus…
"L'interpretazione del verbo essere è come un filo rosso che attraversa tutto il pensiero linguistico dell'Occidente sin dalle prime opere di Aristotele. E nel suo dipanarsi si intreccia con la filosofia, la metafisica, la logica e perfino con la matematica, tanto che Bertrand R…
This volume presents a crosslinguistic survey of the current theoretical debates around copular constructions from a generative perspective. The chapters combine the study of empirical data with theoretical analyses and shed light on key issues such as agreement, the nature of g…
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This volume presents a crosslinguistic survey of the current theoretical debates around copular constructions from a generative perspective. Following an introduction to the main questions surrounding the analysis and categorization of copulas, the chapters address a range of ke…
This volume presents a crosslinguistic survey of the current theoretical debates around copular constructions from a generative perspective. The chapters combine the study of empirical data with theoretical analyses and shed light on key issues such as agreement, the nature of g…
This text concerns the interpretation and structure of non-verbal predicates in copular sentences (i.e. sentences with the verb 'be'). The author provides a unifying analysis based on a ternary distinction between defining/characterizing/ situation-descriptive predicates.
This text concerns the interpretation and structure of non-verbal predicates in copular sentences (i.e. sentences with the verb 'be'). The author provides a unifying analysis based on a ternary distinction between defining/characterizing/ situation-descriptive predicates.
This text concerns the interpretation and structure of non-verbal predicates in copular sentences (i.e. sentences with the verb 'be'). The author provides a unifying analysis based on a ternary distinction between defining/characterizing/ situation-descriptive predicates.
This book considers the syntax and semantics of non-verbal predicates (i.e., nominal, adjectival and prepositional predicates) in copular sentences. Isabelle Roy explores how a single structure for predication can account for the different interpretations of non-verbal predicate…