Apart from the coverage given to it in the grammars, number in English nouns has received relatively little attention, especially in the area of theoretical considerations. Guided by the principles of psychomechanics, Hirtle (1982a) put forth a fairly elaborate theory of number …
This text presents research into the manifestations of vagueness and gradability in nouns vs. adjectives, from both a psychological and a formal semantic perspective. Psychological notions are incorporated into truth conditional semantics. The result is a comprehensive unified a…
This text presents research into the manifestations of vagueness and gradability in nouns vs. adjectives, from both a psychological and a formal semantic perspective. Psychological notions are incorporated into truth conditional semantics. The result is a comprehensive unified a…
English historical linguistics, 2008: selected papers from the fifteenth International …
by Lenker, Ursula, Sauer, Hans, International Conference on English Historical Linguistics, München, International Conference on English Historical Linguistics
fromAmsterdam Studies in the Theory and History of Linguistic S…
English historical linguistics 2008: selected papers from the fifteenth International …
by Lenker, Ursula, Huber, Judith, International Conference on English Historical Linguistics, University of Munich), Mailhammer, Robert
fromAmsterdam Studies in the Theory and History of Linguistic S…