The Factive-Reported Distinction in English

Caroline Gentens

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2020

The Factive-Reported Distinction in English

Caroline Gentens

Volume 342 in the series Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110669695

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This study offers a reconceptualization of the factive presupposition. It presents a cognitive-functional account based on three central features: the event structure of semantic classes of matrix predicates, the sources of modal stances in the complement clause, and the coercive potential of predicate-complement combinations. In this way the study complements the dominant formal pragmatic and formal syntactic theories on factivity.

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Caroline Gentens, University of Leuven & Stockholm University, Leuven, Belgium.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Prior definitions of factivity. Disparate views Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
3. Representational semantics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
4. Interpersonal semantics. Modality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
5. Object extraposition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
6. The diachrony of the fact that-clauses Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	184
7. I regret (to say). From factive to reporting construction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
8. Conclusions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	234
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Researchers with an interest in complementation constructions and transitivity
Pages
- Front matter: 17
- Main content: 253
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 10
- Tables: 10
Keywords: Complementation Constructions; Transitivity; English

eBook

Published: March 9, 2020
ISBN: 9783110669695

Hardcover

Published: March 9, 2020
ISBN: 9783110666076