Prakash Mondal

The Cognitive Variation of Semantic Structures (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the cognitive constraints and principles of variation in structures of linguistic meaning across languages.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. März 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781003862598
• Artikelnr.: 69854578

Autorenporträt

Prakash Mondal is Associate Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface viii

Acknowledgments x



1 Introduction 1

2 Semantic Structures and Linguistic Universals 5

3 Towards a Unified Representation of Linguistic Meanings 29

4 Semantic Variation from Semantic Representations: Negation, Negative Polarity and Negative Concord 67

5 Semantic Variation from Semantic Representations: Modality, Tense and Plurality 94

6 Implications for Language Typology and Cognition 136

7 Concluding Remarks 183



Language Index 187

Subject Index 189