Understanding Predication

Piotr Stalmaszczyk is a Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Lodz (Poland), where he holds the Chair of English and General Linguistics. His research is concerned predominantly with linguistic methodology and the philosophy of language and linguistics.

• Linguistic status of predication – Predication in syntax – Copular predication – Subject requirement – Small clauses – Specificational clauses – Minimalist syntax – Secondary predication – Theticity and transitivity – Focus – Topic – English – Polish – Irish – Welsh – German – Arabic – Ostyak – Mongolian – Japanese – Chinese