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Hardback. This work begins with an introduction to recent theories of the semantics of plurals. The author argues that plural discourse involves entities corresponding to sets of individuals but nothing corresponding to higher order sets. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792340072
- ISBN
- 9780792340072
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€ 189.55
€ 189.55
Hardback. This work focuses on the relation between inflection and word formation, posing the following questions: What are the criteria for their demarcation?; in which ways do they interact?; and how is this distinction acquired by children? Editor(s): Booij, Geert; Marle, Jaap van. Series: Yearbook of Morphology. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 459.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 189
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792339847
- ISBN
- 9780792339847
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Condition: New
€ 125.49
€ 125.49
Hardback. This work shows how a simple syntax can be combined with a propositional language at the level of logical analysis. Cresswell's simple and direct style should make this book accessible to a wider audience than the somewhat specialized subject matter might initially suggest. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 509.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792339144
- ISBN
- 9780792339144
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Condition: New
€ 127.69
€ 127.69
Paperback. Editor(s): Huang, C. T. James; Li, Yen-hui Audrey. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 394 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1250.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792338680
- ISBN
- 9780792338680
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Condition: New
€ 242.85
€ 242.85
Hardback. This work is an introduction to the "state of the art" of Chinese linguistics, focusing especially on developments since the 1970s. It addresses both traditional and current theoretical research, as well as areas that represent newly cultivated frontiers in cognitive science. Editor(s): Huang, C. T. James; Li, Yen-hui Audrey. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 394 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2GDC; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792338673
- ISBN
- 9780792338673
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Condition: New
€ 248.29
€ 248.29
Hardback. Analyzes the interpretation of interrogative phrases in single and multiple constituent questions, including their interpretation under adverbs of quantification. This work is intended for researchers and students in syntax, semantics and their interface. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2ADR; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792338048
- ISBN
- 9780792338048
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Condition: New
€ 127.17
€ 127.17
Hardback. This volume is a model-theoretic inquiry into the semantics of tense in natural language. It presents the view that the semantic contribution of tense is made in relation to structurally higher expressions (so-called relative tense) and argues against the view that tenses are all indexicals. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792338017
- ISBN
- 9780792338017
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Condition: New
€ 128.91
€ 128.91
paperback. Illustrating the diversity and productivity of research within the principles and parameters framework of generative grammar, the papers in this volume address a varied set of issues in the study of comparative grammar. Editor(s): Freidin, Robert. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 636.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792337799
- ISBN
- 9780792337799
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Condition: New
€ 123.06
€ 123.06
Hardback. Addresses such issues as: the mapping between thematic information and phrase structure; the way in which the configurational character of functional categories determines interpretation in a theory of phrase structure; and methodological discussions about core assumptions of phrase structure. Editor(s): Rooryck, Johan; Zaring, Laurie. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792337454
- ISBN
- 9780792337454
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Condition: New
€ 193.15
€ 193.15
Paperback. Drawing on theory and research from discursive psychology and the sociology of language, this interdisciplinary study examines the impact that the life histories of people can have on their vocabulary. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFD; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 760.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792337119
- ISBN
- 9780792337119
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Condition: New
€ 93.34
€ 93.34
Paperback. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 372 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 2AF; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 599.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792336747
- ISBN
- 9780792336747
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Condition: New
€ 124.30
€ 124.30
The Varieties of Orthographic Knowledge. Relationships to Phonology, R...
Virginia . Ed(S): Berninger
Hardback. Deals with the theoretical, definitional, methodological, and developmental issues involved in investigating the role of orthography in reading and writing. This title proposes a theoretical framework based on multiple dimensions of orthographic knowledge for guiding research on the relationship of orthography to phonology, reading, and writing. Editor(s): Berninger, Virginia. Series: Neuropsychology and Cognition. Num Pages: 437 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFD; MMGW; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 437
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792336419
- ISBN
- 9780792336419
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Condition: New
€ 193.31
€ 193.31
Hardback. Presents an analysis of Modern Irish syntax, in which the particulars of Irish syntax are shown to inform more general theoretical issues, revealing both the scope of Universal Grammar as well as the limits to syntactic variation. This book considers the major structures of Irish and compares them with similar structures found in other languages. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 2AF; CF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335504
- ISBN
- 9780792335504
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Condition: New
€ 130.70
€ 130.70
Hardback. Contains twelve research papers devoted to generalized quantifiers and their applications. This volume offers a survey of logical methods that are useful in investigations involving generalized quantifiers. It represents model-theoretical and proof-theoretical approaches. Editor(s): Krynicki, Michal; Mostowski, Marcin (Department of Philosophy, University of Warsaw, Poland); Szczerba, L.W. (Siedlce University, Poland). Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 571.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334491
- ISBN
- 9780792334491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.52
€ 128.52
Hardback. Provides introductions to the subject from the points of view of mathematics, linguistics, and theoretical computer science. This book has been prepared in parallel with "Quantifiers: Logics, Models and Computation, Volume Two". It is useful for logicians, mathematicians, philosophers, linguists and computer scientists. Editor(s): Krynicki, Michal; Mostowski, Marcin (Department of Philosophy, University of Warsaw, Poland). Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 424 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1780.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334484
- ISBN
- 9780792334484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.83
€ 195.83
Hardback. A detailed survey of the various phenomena in the field of ambiguity and vagueness. The book is an extended edition of a German monograph and is addressed to advanced students and researchers in theoretical and computational linguistics, logic, philosophy of language, and NL-oriented AI. Translator(s): Simmons, Geoffrey. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792333876
- ISBN
- 9780792333876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.96
€ 194.96
Hardback. In recent years, numerous important innovations in generative grammar have originated within the field of Germanic syntax. The 13 comparative studies in this volume aim to demonstrate how much the field has grown both in quantity and quality within the last decade. Editor(s): Haider, Hubert; Olsen, Susan; Vikner, Sten. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; CFA; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332800
- ISBN
- 9780792332800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.30
€ 247.30
Hardback. This yearbook on morphological research focuses on prosodic morphology, the interaction between morphological and prosodic structure, on the semantics of word formation, and on a number of related issues in the realm of inflection. Editor(s): Booij, Geert; Marle, Jaap van. Series: Yearbook of Morphology. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332442
- ISBN
- 9780792332442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.61
€ 246.61
Hardback. This text reviews possible semantic analyses of plural and conjoined noun phrases, arguing that the distinction between collective and distributive readings is represented in the part/whole structure of events. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332381
- ISBN
- 9780792332381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.03
€ 191.03
paperback. Sets out the foundations, methodology and practice of a formal framework for the description of language. The approach embraces the trends of lexicalism and compositional semantics in computational and theoretical linguistics by developing categorial grammar into a logic of signs. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332268
- ISBN
- 9780792332268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 190.99
€ 190.99