Category Neutrality : a Type-Logical Investigation.

Category Neutrality : a Type-Logical Investigation.

It has been claimed that 'category neutrality' where a word or a phrase is used simultaneously with more than one syntactic category, does not exist. This work shows that it does exist in English. This work not only challenges the current thinking, but also raises foundational questions ab...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2004.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Grammatical categories.
Semantics.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax.
Neutralization (Linguistics)
semantics.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Grammatical categories
Grammar, Comparative and general > Syntax
Semantics
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Empirical Background
  • 1.1 Ambiguity, Vagueness, and Polysemy
  • 1.2 Category Neutrality
  • 2. Theoretical Background
  • 2.1 Different Kinds of Categorial Grammars
  • 2.2 Syntax: The Associative Lambek Calculus
  • 2.3 Semantics
  • 2.4 Conjunction and Disjunction Constructors
  • 2.5 Lexical Issues
  • 2.6 Other Background
  • 2.7 Conclusions
  • 3. Category Neutrality and Mixed-Wh Interrogatives
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Optional NP-Gap Mixed-Wh Interrogatives
  • 3.3 Plural-Noun Mixed-Wh Interrogatives
  • 3.4 Mixed-Wh Interrogatives Without Lexical Neutrality
  • 3.5 Conclusions
  • 4. Category Neutrality and Verbal Argument Alternations
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Previous Analyses of Verbal Dependent Coordinations
  • 4.3 Coordination of Verbal Adjuncts
  • 4.4 Coordination of Verbal Complements
  • 4.5 Coordination of Adjuncts with Complements
  • 4.6 Excursus: Two Sample Derivations
  • 4.7 Miscellaneous Alternations
  • 4.8 Conclusions
  • 5. Category Neutrality and Predicative Phrases
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Categories for the Copula, APs, PPs, and NPs
  • 5.3 Category Neutrality, APs, and PPs
  • 5.4 Category Neutrality and Noun Phrases
  • 5.5 Proposed Reasons for Noun Phrases of Category Pr
  • 5.6 Conclusions
  • 6. Category Neutrality and Adverbial Nouns
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Previous Analyses
  • 6.3 Property 1: Projection of Adverbial NPs
  • 6.4 Property 2: Heading Non-Wh Adverbial Relative Clauses
  • 6.5 Interaction of Property 1 and Property 2
  • 6.6 Category Neutrality
  • 6.7 Conclusions
  • 7. Conclusion
  • 7.1 Summary
  • 7.2 Directions for Further Research
  • 7.3 Implications
  • Appendix A: Attestations of Mixed-Wh Interrogatives
  • Appendix B: Questionnaire Items
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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