Question-orientedness and the Semantics of Clausal Complementation

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Springer International Publishing AG
10 January 2024

linguistics; Philosophy of language

Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy

This volume explores the compositional semantics of clausal complementation, and proposes a theory in which clause-embedding predicates are uniformly “question-oriented”, i.e., they take a set of propositions as their semantic argument. This theory opens up new horizons for the study of embedded questions and clausal complementation, and presents a successful case study on how lexical semantics interacts with syntax and compositional semantics. It offers new perspectives on issues in epistemology and the philosophy of language, such as the relationship between know-wh and know-that and the nature of attitudinal objects in general.

Cross-linguistically, attitude predicates such as know, tell and surprise, can embed both declarative and interrogative clauses. Since these clauses are taken to represent different semantic objects, like propositions and questions, the embedding behavior of these predicates poses puzzles for the compositional semantics of clausal complementation. In addition, the fact that some verbs “select for” a certain complement type poses further challenges for compositional semantics. This volume addresses these issues based on a uniformly question-oriented analysis of attitude predicates, and proposes to derive their variable behaviors from their lexical semantics.

The book is essential reading for linguists working on the syntax and semantics of clausal complementation, as well as those interested in the role of lexical semantics in compositional semantics. It will also be valuable for philosophers who are interested in applying linguistic tools to address philosophical problems.

By: Wataru Uegaki
Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 2022 ed.
Volume: 106
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm,
Weight: 361g
ISBN: 9783031159428
ISBN 10: 303115942X
Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy
Pages: 207
Publication Date: 10 January 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1 Introduction.- 2 Analyzing selectional restrictions.- 3 Analyzing exhaustivity.- 4 Quantificational Variability Effect.- 5 Analyzing veridicality and factivity.- 6 Revisiting reducibility.- 7 Back to matrix questions.- 8 Conclusions.

Wataru Uegaki is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Lecturer in Semantics at University of Edinburgh in the Department of Linguistics and English Language within the School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences. He obtained his PhD at MIT Linguistics in 2015 and was previously a JSPS postdoctoral fellow at Keio University (2016) and an assistant professor at Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (2016-2019). His research interests include the semantics of questions, the syntax-semantics interface of clausal complementation, and cross-linguistic generalisations in the lexical semantics of logical vocabulary. His research papers have been published in Linguistics and Philosophy, Linguistic Inquiry, Journal of Semantics, Natural Language Semantics, and Language and Linguistics Compass among other venues. He has led research projects funded by Netherlands Research Council (NWO), UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Artsand Humanities Research Council (AHRC).