Events as Grammatical Objects

Events as Grammatical Objects PDF Author: Carol Tenny
Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publications
ISBN: 9781575862064
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 400

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Book Description
Research in lexical semantics, logical semantics, and syntax has demonstrated a growing recognition that the grammars of natural languages structure and refer to events in particular ways. This convergence on events as grammatical objects cross these disciplines is the motivation for this volume, which brings together researchers from the areas of lexical semantics, logical semantics, and syntax specifically to address the topic of event structure. Lexical semantics and logical semantics are two enterprises that use different tools and address different questions. This volume specifically focuses on topics relating to events in grammar, where the work of lexical semanticists, logical semanticists, and syntacticians intersect.