Pluralities
Roger Schwarzschild
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Description for Pluralities
Paperback. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ZX; CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 602.
Pluralities begins with a concise introduction to recent theories of the semantics of plurals. The author argues, contrary to many of those theories, that plural discourse involves entities corresponding to sets of individuals but nothing corresponding to higher order sets. In the course of the book, the reader will become acquainted with the linguistics data that lies at the heart of this debate including extensive discussion of reciprocals and of collectives (such as the committee). In addition, a unique account of distributivity is proposed in which collective/distributive ambiguities are analyzed in ... Read more
Pluralities begins with a concise introduction to recent theories of the semantics of plurals. The author argues, contrary to many of those theories, that plural discourse involves entities corresponding to sets of individuals but nothing corresponding to higher order sets. In the course of the book, the reader will become acquainted with the linguistics data that lies at the heart of this debate including extensive discussion of reciprocals and of collectives (such as the committee). In addition, a unique account of distributivity is proposed in which collective/distributive ambiguities are analyzed in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048146949
SKU
V9789048146949
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