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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Amsterdam ; London :
Elsevier,
2007.
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Colección: | Current research in the semantics/pragmatics interface ;
v. 18. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 246 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 0080548520 9780080548524 1281118745 9781281118745 9786611118747 6611118748 |