Semantic Universals and Universal Semantics

Semantic Universals and Universal Semantics Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Universals and Semantics / Zaefferer, Dietmar -- Part I: General Questions -- Linguistic Universals in Logical Semantics / Benthem, Johan van -- Is Semantics Universal, Or Isn't It ? On the Relation of Language, Thought and Semantic Structure / Immler, Manfred -- The Problem of Semantic Incomparability / Bechert, Johannes -- Part II: Basic Issues -- Predication and Sentence Constitution in Universal Perspective / Sasse, Hans-Jürgen -- Aristotle Goes to Arizona, And Finds a Language without 'And' / Gil, David -- Part III: Special Topics -- Quantity and Number / Link, Godehard -- Some Remarks on Polarity Items / Krifka, Manfred -- Concessive Relations as the Dual of Causal Relations / König, Ekkehard -- Conditionals and Unconditionals: Cross-linguistic and Logical Aspects / Zaefferer, Dietmar -- List of Authors and Addresses -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects Wydawnictwo: De Gruyter Rok wydania: 1991 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 250 Wymiary: 24 x 17 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9783110133912