基本説明
A unified analysis of minimally contrasting generic sentences with idefinite singular (IS) and bare plural (BP) subjects within the framework of formal semantics.
Full Description
In this book, Yael Greenberg discusses and clarifies a number of controversial issues and phenomena in the generic literature, including the existence of "episodic genericity," existential presuppositions, and contextual restrictions of generics.
Contents
Chapter 1 Comparing Sentences with Generically Interpreted Indefinite Singular (IS) and Bare Plural (BP) Subjects; Chapter 2 "In Virtue of" Generalizations, and the Semantics and Pragmatics of is Sentences; Chapter 3 "Descriptive" Generalizations, and the Semantics and Pragmatics of Descriptive BP Sentences; Chapter 4 Tolerance of Exceptional and Irrelevant Entities with is and Descriptive BP Sentences; Chapter 5 Temporally Restricted IS and BP Sentences; Chapter 6 Conclusion and Directions for Further Research;