Proposes a new semantics for English statements beginning with there, which adopts the generally rejected characterization of them as subject-predicate preposit

First published in 1997, this book addresses the question: What is the interpretation of English there-existential construction? One of the principal goals is t

What is the relationship between the structure of existential sentences and their meaning? How do hearers interpret existential sentences using pragmatic assump

This volume explores in detail the empirical and conceptual content of the definiteness effect in grammar. It brings together a variety of relevant observations

Split constructions are very widespread in natural languages. The separation of the semantic restriction of a quantifier from that quantifier is a typical examp