Complementizer Semantics in European Languages

Kasper Boye

ISBN 10: 311061068X / ISBN 13: 9783110610680

Published by De Gruyter, DE, 2018

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Complementizers may be defined as conjunctions that have the function of identifying clauses as complements. In recent years, it has become increasingly clear that they have additional functions. Some of these functions are semantic in the sense that they represent conventional contributions to the meanings of the complements. The present book puts a focus to these semantic complementizer functions.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Complementizer Semantics in European Languages
• Publisher: De Gruyter, DE
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 311061068X
• ISBN 13: 9783110610680
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 1476 grams

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Synopsis

Complementizers may be defined as conjunctions that have the function of identifying clauses as complements. In recent years, it has become increasingly clear that they have additional functions. Some of these functions are semantic in the sense that they represent conventional contributions to the meanings of the complements. The present book puts a focus to these semantic complementizer functions.

About the Author

Kasper Boye, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Petar Kehayov, University of Tartu, Estland & University of Regensburg, Germany.