Fritz Hamm, Michiel van Lambalgen
Proper Treatment of Events
- ISBN 13:
- 9781405112123
- author:
- Fritz Hamm, Michiel van Lambalgen
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2005
- Pages:
- 264
- Dimensions:
- 24.33 x 17.17 x 2.08 centimetres
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Language Arts, Grammar & Punctuation,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Proper Treatment of Events offers a novel approach to understanding tense and aspect in language. This book presents a new theory that combines formal semantics with cognitive considerations, making it accessible to students and scholars across various disciplines.
Written for those interested in theoretical linguistics, philosophy of language, logic, cognitive science, and computer science, the book is accompanied by additional resources on its website, including slides for instructors and background material for students.
With a focus on semantics, this book provides an insightful exploration of tense aspect and nominalizations, shedding light on the complexities of human language.