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Game Theory and Linguistic Meaning.

This is the first book to collect research on game-theoretic tools in the analysis of language with particular reference to semantics and pragmatics. Games are significant, because they pertain equally to pragmatics and semantics of natural language. The book provides an overview of the variety of w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pietarinen, Ahti-Veikko
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Burlington : Emerald Group Pub., 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This is the first book to collect research on game-theoretic tools in the analysis of language with particular reference to semantics and pragmatics. Games are significant, because they pertain equally to pragmatics and semantics of natural language. The book provides an overview of the variety of ways in which game theory is used in the analysis of linguistic meaning and shows how games arise in pragmatic as well as semantic investigations. The book is a balanced combination of philosophical, linguistic, logical and mathematical argumentation. The book has an introductory and a concluding cha.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (261 pages)
ISBN:9780080548524
0080548520