Adverbials : the interplay between meaning, context, and syntactic structure / edited by Jennifer R. Austin, Stefan Engelberg, Gisa Rauh.

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9789027295330
9027295336
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9789027227942
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9781588115461
1282160346
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P284 .A34 2004eb

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Contents:

Adverbials; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of contents; Addresses; Foreword; Current issues in the syntax and semantics of adverbials; Circumstantial adverbs and aspect*; Optimizing adverb placement in gap constructions*; Domain adverbs and the syntax of adjuncts*; Depictives and transparent adverbs; Degree Phrases versus Quantifier Phrases in prenominal and preverbal positions; A feature-based theory of adverb syntax*; Where syntax and semantics meet; Left/right contrasts among English temporal adverbials*; Author index; Subject index.

Summary: Adverbials have become an important testing ground for research on the interfaces between syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. The articles selected for this volume present recent research on this topic. Among the issues addressed are the occurrence of adverbials in various domains of the sentence Mittelfeld, left and right periphery, adverbials in front of gaps, and the influence of the discourse context on the interpretation and position of adverbials. Particular classes of adverbials that are discussed include domain, locative, temporal, manner, transparent, and degree adverbials. Beyond the.

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Adverbials have become an important testing ground for research on the interfaces between syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. The articles selected for this volume present recent research on this topic. Among the issues addressed are the occurrence of adverbials in various domains of the sentence Mittelfeld, left and right periphery, adverbials in front of gaps, and the influence of the discourse context on the interpretation and position of adverbials. Particular classes of adverbials that are discussed include domain, locative, temporal, manner, transparent, and degree adverbials. Beyond the.