Open AccessPapers on predicative constructions
Author(s) -
Gerhard Jäger,
Anatoli Strigin,
Chris Wilder,
Niina Zhang
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
zas papers in linguistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1435-9588
DOI - 10.21248/zaspil.22.2001.98
Subject(s) - predicative expression , copula (linguistics) , linguistics , syntax , computer science , argument (complex analysis) , semantics (computer science) , natural language processing , epistemology , philosophy , programming language , biochemistry , chemistry
This volume presents a collection of papers touching on various issues concerning the syntax and semantics of predicative constructions.
A hot topic in the study of predicative copula constructions, with direct implications for the treatment of he (how many he's do we need?), and wider implications for the theories of predication, event-based semantics and aspect, is the nature and source of the situation argument. Closer examination of copula-less predications is becoming increasingly relevant to all these issues, as is clearly illustrated by the present collection.