Gardelle Laure Gardelle 
Semantic Plurality [EPUB ebook] 
English collective nouns and other ways of denoting pluralities of entities

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This monograph proposes a comparative approach to all the ways of denoting ‘more than one’ entity, from collective and aggregate nouns (with the first-ever typology), to count plurals, partly substantivised adjectives and conjoined NPs. This semantic feature approach to plurality, which cuts across number, the count/non-count distinction, and lexical/NP levels, reveals a very consistent Scale of Unit Integration, which establishes clear-cut boundaries for collective nouns, and accommodates cases such as three elephant, cattle or a chain of islands. The study also offers a refined understanding of aggregate nouns (a category nearly as large as that of collective nouns) and quantification in pseudo-partitives, develops Guillaume’s notion of ‘internal plurality’, and proposes the innovative concept of ‘hyperonyms of plural classes’ (e.g. furniture). The Animacy Hierarchy is also found to be influential, beyond hybrid agreement. The book aims to be accessible to scholars of any theoretical background interested in these topics.

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Limba Engleză ● Format EPUB ● Pagini 225 ● ISBN 9789027261748 ● Editura John Benjamins Publishing Company ● Publicat 2019 ● Descărcabil 3 ori ● Valută EUR ● ID 7250989 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor Adobe DRM
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