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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Otros Autores: Stainton, Robert J. (-), Viger, Christopher
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands 2009.
Colección:Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy ; 85.
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Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:XII, 282 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781402083105