Pragmatic Aspects of Scalar Modifiers : the Semantics-Pragmatics Interface.

This volume examines the meaning of scalar modifiers - expressions such as more than, a bit, and much - from the standpoint of the semantics-pragmatics interface. It draws on data from Japanese and a range of other languages to explore the information expressed by these modifiers at both the semanti...

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Main Author:	Sawada, Osamu
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2017.
Series:	Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics.
Subjects:	Pragmatics. Semantics. Japanese language > Semantics. Semantics Pragmatique. Sémantique. Japonais (Langue) > Sémantique. pragmatics. semantics. Sociolinguistics. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES. Japanese language > Semantics Pragmatics Electronic books.
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