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Compositionality, Context and Semantic Values
Essays in Honour of Ernie Lepore, Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy 85
ISBN/EAN: 9781402083099
Umbreit-Nr.: 1728220
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: xii, 282 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
gebundenes Buch
Erschienen am 25.11.2008
Auflage: 1/2008
- Zusatztext
- InhaltsangabeBrian McLaughlin, Foreword.- I. Compositionality. Sarah-Jane Leslie, 'If', 'Unless' and Quantification. Daniel Blair, Bridging the Paratactic Gap.- II. Context and "What Is Said". Sandy Goldberg, On the Epistemic Utility of What Is Said. Lenny Clapp, In Defense of Context Shifting Arguments. David Hunter, Contextualism, Skepticism and Objectivity. Kent Johnson, On Failing to Capture Some (Or Even All) of What is Communicated.- III. Semantic Values. Josh Dever, The Disunity of Truth. Michael Glanzberg, Descriptions, Negation, and Focus. James Higginbotham, Evidentials: Some Preliminary Distinctions. Marga Reimer, The Direct Expression of Metaphorical Content. Zenon Pylyshyn, The Empirical Case for Bare Demonstratives in Vision.
- Kurztext
- This book feature papers by top scholars in honor of renowned philosopher of language Ernie Lepore. It examines questions central to the study of the contemporary philosophy of language.