Full Description
Our sense of agency and ability to distinguish between intentional and accidental actions are fundamental for social interaction. They allow us to plan and perform joint actions and assign responsibility for our own actions and those of others. Research on the nature of agency and intentions has been very fruitful over the last few decades in philosophy, linguistics, and psychology. However, trully new discoveries could be made only when we engage in interdisciplinary discussions. This volume is the result of such discussions.
Contents
Preface
Notes on Contributors
Agency in the English Way-Construction's Constraints
Caterina Cacioli
Abstract
Keywords
1 Introduction
2 The Way-Construction
3 Attributing Agency
4 Corpus Research and Analysis
5 Conclusions
On Some Epistemic Access Effects
Francesco Costantini
Abstract
Keywords
1 Introduction
2 Subjunctive Obviation
3 Obviation and de se Attitude Reports
4 Epistemic Access as Source of Obviation
5 Other Expected Outcomes
6 Alternative Analyses
7 Concluding Remarks
Two Semantic Paths to Unintentional Causation
Ömer Demirok
Abstract
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1 Introduction
2 Background on Un-agentive Constructions
3 Syntactic Contrasts
4 Interpretational Contrasts
5 Summary of the Claims and Remaining Questions
Letting Structure Speak with Authority: Constraining Agents' Choices with French laisser
Marta Donazzan, Clémentine Raffy, Bridget Copley and Klaus von Heusinger
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1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Background
3 Characterising Authority as a Constraint on Choice
4 When Syntax Matters: Structural Constraints on Authority Relations
5 Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Index
