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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
OUP Oxford,
2017.
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| Series: | Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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 semantic and the pragmatic level. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (269 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191023668 0191023663 9780191782633 0191782637 |