Renewing meaning a speech-act theoretic approach

Defending a radically new semantic theory, the author shows how it solves notable problems in the philosophy of language. According to the theory, linguistic meaning should be understood in terms of speech acts, and the fundamental bearer of truth is not a proposition but an assertion

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barker, Stephen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Clarendon 2004, 2004
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Defending a radically new semantic theory, the author shows how it solves notable problems in the philosophy of language. According to the theory, linguistic meaning should be understood in terms of speech acts, and the fundamental bearer of truth is not a proposition but an assertion
Physical Description:xi, 325 p.
ISBN:9780191601354
0191601357