The event structure of perception verbs [electronic resource] / by Nikolas Gisborne.
This study examines the semantics and syntactic behaviour of perception verbs such as look, see, taste, hear, feel, sound and listen. It considers their meanings, modality, and irregularity, and examines the kinds of polysemy they exhibit. It offers new insights on lexical causation, evidentiality,...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Summary: | This study examines the semantics and syntactic behaviour of perception verbs such as look, see, taste, hear, feel, sound and listen. It considers their meanings, modality, and irregularity, and examines the kinds of polysemy they exhibit. It offers new insights on lexical causation, evidentiality, and processes of cognition. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 317 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191722417 (ebook) |
| DOI: | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199577798.001.0001 |