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Proposes an holistic theory of the relation between the sounds, structure, and meaning of language and their relation to mind and brain. This book provides insights on the evolution of language, thought, and communication.
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This book offers a comprehensive overview of the major traditions of word meaning research in linguistics. It charts the evolution of lexical semantics from the mid... Læs mere
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This volume presents 22 uncollected philosophical essays by Sir Peter Strawson, one of the leading philosophers of the second half of the 20th century. The essays (two previously... Læs mere
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Mark Jago presents a new account of meaningful thought, and how it is meaningful to think about the impossible. He gives a detailed analysis of the concept... Læs mere
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The first guide to Amazonia's over 300 languages compares their features, sets out their characteristics, and describes the cultures of those who speak them. Clearly written... Læs mere
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Sanford C. Goldberg presents a novel account of the speech act of assertion. He argues that this type of speech act is answerable to an... Læs mere
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This book considers the relationship between language and thought from a philosophical perspective, drawing both on the philosophical study of language and the purely... Læs mere
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Is it possible for the name of a particular person not to refer to that person? Ori Simchen defends a negative answer to this question,... Læs mere
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Our conception of logical space is the set of distinctions we use to navigate the world. Agustín Rayo argues that this is shaped by acceptance or rejection of 'just... Læs mere
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John MacFarlane explores how we might make sense of the idea that truth is relative. He provides new, satisfying accounts of parts of our... Læs mere
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Tim Henning applies insights from the philosophy of language and formal semantics to problems in practical... Læs mere
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This book builds on Kasia Jaszczolt's earlier work on Default Semantics. It draws on data from a variety of languages to show that meaning should be understood as a merger of information coming from different sources and via a variety of interacting processes.