{"product_id":"indefinites-and-the-type-of-sets-hardback-9781405116305","title":"Indefinites and the Type of Sets (Hardback) 9781405116305","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIndefinites and the Type of Sets\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFred Landman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405116305, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 November 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.5 x 2.7 cm, 0.671 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"An impressive contribution to the study of definiteness effects in natural language, empirically rich and theoretically stimulating. Fred Landman’s style is uniquely engaging – he makes hardcore linguistics fun to read!\" \u003ci\u003eVeneeta Dayal, Rutgers University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Some people might think that everything has been said about the semantics of indefinites. Landman's book proves the opposite. It contains a wealth of new ideas and insights about this never-aging topic.\" \u003ci\u003eGerhard Jäger, University of Potsdam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndefinites and the Type of Sets\u003c\/i\u003e explores a new theory of indefinite noun phrase interpretation and definiteness effects.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an introduction to aspects of the semantics of noun phrases, as well as comparing alternate theories.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores a new theory of indefinite noun phrase interpretation and definiteness effects.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten accessibly by one of the world’s most prominent formal semanticists.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUseful for students and scholars in formal semantics as well as the neighboring fields of syntax, pragmatics, and the philosophy of language.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003eReading this book at different levels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Numerical Adjectives and the Type of Sets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Adjectival Theory of Indefinite Predicates and Arguments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Variable Constraint on Predicates and \u003ci\u003eThere\u003c\/i\u003e-Insertion Subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Problems for Weak-Strong Analyses of \u003ci\u003eThere\u003c\/i\u003e-Insertion Subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. \u003ci\u003eThere\u003c\/i\u003e-Insertion Subjects as Subjects Adjoined to Verb Phrases.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. \u003ci\u003eThere\u003c\/i\u003e-Insertion Subjects Adjoined to Saturated Predicates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Some Questions about \u003ci\u003eThere\u003c\/i\u003e-Insertion in Dutch.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Problem of Negative Noun Phrases.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Relational Indefinites and Semantic Incorporation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Definite \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e-Adverbials and Event Measures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Indefinite \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e-Adverbials and the Counting-Grid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Language teaching \u0026amp; learning [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Language teaching \u0026amp; learning\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Language%20teaching%20\u0026amp;%20learning%20%5Bother%20than%20ELT%5D%20%5BCJ%5D%22\"\u003eother than ELT CJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437751759128,"sku":"9781405116305","price":110.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405116305.jpg?v=1784937926","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/indefinites-and-the-type-of-sets-hardback-9781405116305","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}