Complementizers on edge: On the boundaries between syntax and pragmatics in Ibero-Romance

Anna Kocher  

Synopsis

This book offers a comparative perspective on the structural and interpretive properties of root-clause complementizers in Ibero-Romance. The driving question the author seeks to answer is where the boundaries between syntax and pragmatics lie in these languages. Contrary to most previous work on these phenomena, the author argues in favor of a relatively strict distribution of labor between the two components of grammar. The first part of the book is devoted to root complementizers with a reportative interpretation. The second part deals with root complementizers and commitment attribution. Finally, the last part presents the results of empirical studies on the topic.

Statistics

Complementizers on edge: On the boundaries between syntax and pragmatics in Ibero-Romance

Author Biography

Anna Kocher

Anna Kocher holds a position as a Junior Professor at KU Eichstätt, which she joined following her graduate studies and a post-doctoral position at Universität Wien. In her research she focuses on pragmatics and syntax of Ibero-Romance languages.

book cover

Downloads

PDF
Bibliography
Buy from Amazon.de
Buy from Amazon.co.uk
Buy from Amazon.com
Collaborative reading on Paperhive

Published

May 4, 2022
LaTeX source on GitHub

Series

Open Romance Linguistics
Cite as
Kocher, Anna. 2022. Complementizers on edge: On the boundaries between syntax and pragmatics in Ibero-Romance. (Open Romance Linguistics 1). Berlin: Language Science Press. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6907848
Copyright (c) 2022 Anna Kocher

License

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Details about the available publication format: PDF

PDF

ISBN-13 (15)

978-3-96110-391-1

doi

10.5281/zenodo.6907848

Details about the available publication format: Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN-13 (15)

978-3-98554-049-5

Physical Dimensions

180mm x 245mm