Formal Properties of Measurement Constructions / / Kimiko Nakanishi.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• VerfasserIn: Nakanishi, Kimiko,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2008]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Series: Interface Explorations [IE] , 12
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (284 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Chapter 1 The semantic parallelism between the --; nominal and verbal domains --; Chapter 2 The semantic properties of non-split and --; splitmeasure phrase constructions --; Chapter 3 The syntax and compositional semantics of --; non-split and split quantifier constructions --; Chapter 4 Comparatives and measure phrases as --; differentials --; Chapter 5 Cross-linguistic aspects of --; quantification and compositionality --; Chapter 6 Concluding remarks --; Backmatter
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110198485; 9783110238570; 9783110238457; 9783110636970; 9783110742961; 9783110212129; 9783110212136; 9783110209457
• ISSN: 1861-4167
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110198485
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Kimiko Nakanishi.

This book investigates the semantics and syntax-semantics interface of measurement constructions, such as (non-)split quantifiers and comparatives. The cross-linguistic investigation reveals that seemingly diverse constructions can be categorized into two classes depending on whether they measure nominal or verbal predicates, and shows that the classification accounts for why certain constructions have certain characteristics concerning distributivity and single-event predicates. Throughout the book, particular emphasis is placed on issues of compositionality.