Subject: causal connectives have presuppositions , luuk lagerwerf

newly available from holland academic graphics causal connectives have presuppositions effects on coherence and discourse structure by luuk lagerwerf this book is a detailed study of the discourse semantic properties of causal connectives and their presuppositions . the interpretation process of connectives like although and because , and their dutch counterparts , will be followed from the recognition of subtle meaning differences of a connective used in different contexts , an explanation for these differences in terms of presuppositions , an analysis of the way these presuppositions manipulate lexical knowledge to infer causal coherence relations and the effect of these coherence relations on antecedents of propositional anaphors in discourse structure . contents : 1 . introduction 2 . causal and contrastive relations 3 . presuppositions for causal connectives 4 . inference and enforcement 5 . causality in discourse structure 6 . conclusion 1998 . viii + 254 pp . isbn : 90 5569 053 8 . paperback . [ lot international series 10 . cls / tilburg university dissertation . ] price for individuals ordering directly from the publisher : nlg 41 . 20 ( excl . p&p ) . the hague , holland academic graphics : http : / / www . hagpub . com .
