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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
Otros Autores: Pietarinen, Ahti-Veikko
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier, 2007.
Colección:Current research in the semantics/pragmatics interface ; v. 18.
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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 (xi, 246 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0080548520
9780080548524
1281118745
9781281118745
9786611118747
6611118748