On the Semantics of Syntax

First published in 1979, this book develops a grammatically orientated semantics (as opposed to a semantically orientated grammar) of mood and condition in English. It seeks to establish correspondences between areas of semantic organisation ('planes') and surface grammar, without reverting to an intermediate notion of deep grammar.

Preface; Symbols and National Conventions 1. Introduction 2. On Literal Meaning and 'Significance' 3. A Framework of Semantic Analysis 4. Decision 5. Telling 6. Knowledge 7. Performance 8. Condition and Reason 9. Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Bibliography; Index