{"product_id":"9780792332381","title":"Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eStudies in Linguistics and Philosophy\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLasersohn, P.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlurality, Conjunction and Events\u003c\/em\u003e presents a novel theory  of plural and conjoined phrases, in an event-based semantic framework.  It begins by reviewing options for treating the alternation between  `collective' and `distributive' readings of sentences containing  plural or conjoined noun phrases, including analyses from both the  modern and the premodern literature. It is argued that plural and  conjoined noun phrases are unambiguously group-denoting, and that the  collective\/distributive distinction therefore must be located in the  predicates with which these noun phrases combine. More specifically,  predicates must have a hidden argument place for events; the  collective\/distributive distinction may then be represented in the  part\/whole structure of these events. This allows a natural treatment  of `collectivizing' adverbial expressions, and of `pluractional'  affixes; it also allows a unified semantics for conjunction, in which  conjoined sentences and predicates denote groups of events, much like  conjoined noun phrases denote groups of individuals. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1994-12-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792332381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-015-8581-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 308\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45658293239948,"sku":"9780792332381","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792332381.jpg?v=1776878963","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792332381","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}