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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2009, 2009
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2009 |
| Series: | Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Physical Description: | XII, 282 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781402083105 |