Davies, Eirian.

On the Semantics of Syntax : Mood and Condition in English. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (208 pages) - Routledge Library Editions: the English Language Series . - Routledge Library Editions: the English Language Series .

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- Preface -- Symbols and Notational Conventions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. On Literal Meaning and 'Significance' -- 3. A Framework of Semantic Analysis -- 4. Decision -- 5. Telling -- 6. Knowledge -- 7. Performance -- 8. Condition and Reason -- 9. Conclusion -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Bibliography -- Index.

First published in 1979, this book develops a grammatically orientated semantics (as opposed to a semantically orientated grammar) of mood and condition in English. It seeks to establish correspondences between areas of semantic organisation ('planes') and surface grammar, without reverting to an intermediate notion of deep grammar.

9781317419457


English language--Syntax.


Electronic books.

PE1290

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