Compositionality, Context and Semantic Values Essays in Honour of Ernie Lepore /

Are natural languages genuinely compositional? What roles does context play in linguistic communication, and by what means? In particular, does context interfere with the compositional determination of truth conditions? What meanings should theorists assign to sentences if compositionality is to be...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Stainton, Robert J. (Editor ), Viger, Christopher (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Colección:Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy, 85
Temas:
Linguistics.
Language and languages-Philosophy.
Semiotics.
Philosophy of Language.
Theoretical Linguistics / Grammar.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
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Sumario:Are natural languages genuinely compositional? What roles does context play in linguistic communication, and by what means? In particular, does context interfere with the compositional determination of truth conditions? What meanings should theorists assign to sentences if compositionality is to be retained? These are the central questions of this important volume of new philosophical essays in honour of Ernie Lepore.
Descripción Física:XII, 282 p. online resource.
ISBN:9781402083105
ISSN:2215-034X ;

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