Truth without Predication
The Role of Placing in the Existential There-Sentence
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Reference, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics
| Author: | R. Szekely | ISBN: | 9781137483294 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | February 12, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | R. Szekely |
| ISBN: | 9781137483294 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | February 12, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This book contains an original analysis of the existential there-sentence from a philosophical-linguistic perspective. At its core is the claim that there-sentences' form is distinct from that of ordinary subject–predicate sentences, and that this fundamental difference explains the construction's unusual grammatical and discourse properties.
This book contains an original analysis of the existential there-sentence from a philosophical-linguistic perspective. At its core is the claim that there-sentences' form is distinct from that of ordinary subject–predicate sentences, and that this fundamental difference explains the construction's unusual grammatical and discourse properties.
