A Semantics for the English Existential Construction

A Semantics for the English Existential Construction
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 238
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ISBN-10 : 0815325576
ISBN-13 : 9780815325574
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Book Synopsis A Semantics for the English Existential Construction by : Louise McNally

Download or read book A Semantics for the English Existential Construction written by Louise McNally and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1997 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proposes a new semantics for English statements beginning with there, which adopts the generally rejected characterization of them as subject-predicate prepositions in which the subject is a property or description of an individual and the predicate affirms the instantiation of the property of des


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