The Semantics and Pragmatics of Logical Roles in Free Adjuncts and Absolutes
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Cann, Ronnie
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dc.contributor.author
Reid, James
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dc.date.accessioned
2016-08-17T13:58:18Z
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2016-08-17T13:58:18Z
dc.date.issued
2014-07-01
dc.description.abstract
The resolution of logical roles between a given free adjunct/absolute and its matrix clause is a topic of great theoretical interest. In this dissertation, I explore pre-existing theoretical accounts of this phenomenon and offer some further evidence for the causal semantics language-users tend to infer in the case of 'being' free adjuncts/absolutes.
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dc.identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/1842/16078
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dc.publisher
The University of Edinburgh
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dc.relation.references
Stump, Gregory T. 1985. The Semantic Variability of Absolute Constructions. Springer.
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dc.subject
pragmatics
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dc.subject
free adjuncts
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dc.subject
absolutes
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dc.title
The Semantics and Pragmatics of Logical Roles in Free Adjuncts and Absolutes
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dc.type
Thesis or Dissertation
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dc.type.qualificationlevel
Undergraduate
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dc.type.qualificationname
MA Master of Arts
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dcterms.accessRights
Restricted Access
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