The Event Structure of Perception Verbs

• Original contribution to the syntax and semantics of perception verbs
• Clear exposition of a fascinating aspect of language and behaviour
• Offers new insights on cognitive processes

Readership: Linguists of all theoretical persuasions at graduate level and above. Cognitive scientists

Nikolas Gisborne, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and English Language, University of Edinburgh

1: Introduction
2: Word Grammar
3: Causation and Relations Between Events: An Introduction to Word Grammar Semantics
4: Network Structure and the Polysemy of SEE
5: Perception Verbs and the Semantics of Content
6: Non-finite Complementation
7: SOUND-class Verbs
8: Conclusion
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