Arguments in syntax and semantics / Alexander Williams.

Call Number	425
Author	Williams, Alexander (Linguist), author.
Title	Arguments in syntax and semantics / Alexander Williams. Arguments in syntax & semantics
Physical Description	1 online resource (xiv, 380 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Series	Key topics in syntax
Notes	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Contents	Introduction -- Part I: Background -- Syntax -- Semantics -- Part II: Kinds of arguments -- Arguments in syntax -- Arguments in semantics -- Implicit arguments -- Part III: Analysis of argument relations -- Thematic relaitons -- Agent and patient -- Role iteration -- Separation -- Even structure -- Linking and framing -- Part IV: Case studies -- Passives -- Resultatives.
Summary	Argument structure - the pattern of underlying relations between a predicate and its dependents - is at the base of syntactic theory and the theory of the interface with semantics. This comprehensive guide explores the motives for thematic and event-structural decomposition, and its relation to structure in syntax. It also discusses broad patterns in the linking of syntactic to semantic relations, and includes insightful case studies on passive and resultative constructions. Semantically explicit and syntactically impartial, with a careful, interrogative approach, Williams clarifies notions of argument within both lexicalist and nonlexicalist approaches. Ideal for students and researchers in syntactic and semantic theory, this introduction includes: • A comprehensive overview of arguments in syntax and semantics • Discussion questions and suggestions for further reading • A glossary with helpful definitions of key terms.
Subject	English language Syntax. English language Semantics. Persuasion (Rhetoric)
Multimedia	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139042864

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Summary	Argument structure - the pattern of underlying relations between a predicate and its dependents - is at the base of syntactic theory and the theory of the interface with semantics. This comprehensive guide explores the motives for thematic and event-structural decomposition, and its relation to structure in syntax. It also discusses broad patterns in the linking of syntactic to semantic relations, and includes insightful case studies on passive and resultative constructions. Semantically explicit and syntactically impartial, with a careful, interrogative approach, Williams clarifies notions of argument within both lexicalist and nonlexicalist approaches. Ideal for students and researchers in syntactic and semantic theory, this introduction includes: • A comprehensive overview of arguments in syntax and semantics • Discussion questions and suggestions for further reading • A glossary with helpful definitions of key terms.
Notes	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Contents	Introduction -- Part I: Background -- Syntax -- Semantics -- Part II: Kinds of arguments -- Arguments in syntax -- Arguments in semantics -- Implicit arguments -- Part III: Analysis of argument relations -- Thematic relaitons -- Agent and patient -- Role iteration -- Separation -- Even structure -- Linking and framing -- Part IV: Case studies -- Passives -- Resultatives.
Subject	English language Syntax. English language Semantics. Persuasion (Rhetoric)
Multimedia	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139042864