Paradigms for Language Theory and Other Essays

Several of the basic ideas of current language theory are subjected to critical scrutiny and found wanting, including the concept of scope, the hegemony of generative syntax, the Frege-Russell claim that verbs like `is' are ambiguous, and the assumptions underlying the so-called New Theory of R...

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Main Author: Hintikka, Jaakko
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1998, 1998
Edition:1st ed. 1998
Series:Jaakko Hintikka Selected Papers
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Several of the basic ideas of current language theory are subjected to critical scrutiny and found wanting, including the concept of scope, the hegemony of generative syntax, the Frege-Russell claim that verbs like `is' are ambiguous, and the assumptions underlying the so-called New Theory of Reference. In their stead, new constructive ideas are proposed
Physical Description:X, 310 p online resource
ISBN:9789401725316