At the Syntax-Pragmatics Interface: Verbal Underspecification and Concept Formation in Dynamic Syntax

by Lutz Marten

Marten explores the interaction of syntax, pragmatics, and semantics in the behavior of verb phrases and how they interact with the information provided by the verb. He also considers how the component elements of linguistic theory explain what appear to be simple utterances, but whose structure is hard to analyze--how, for example, "Fran is baking Mary a cake in the oven" is different from "Fran is baking Mary a cake in the kitchen".

240 pages, Paperback

First published October 17, 2002