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On the Ontology and Semantics of Absence

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This paper gives a semantic analysis of 'completion-related verbs of absence' such as 'lack' and 'be missing' in English. The analysis is based on the notion of a conceptual (integrated or ideal) whole, the notion of a variable object and its variable parts, and an ontology of 'lacks' as entities whose satisfaction involves parts. The semantics is parallel to that of object-based truthmaker semantics of modals.

Source: JOLMA

DOI: 10.30687/jolma/2723-9640/2024/02/003

Author: Friederike Moltmann

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Côte d'Azur, Communauté d'universités et d'établissements Université Côte d'Azur

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: City University of New York

OpenAlex ID: W4405332620

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