Paradigms for Language Theory and Other Essays [electronic resource] /

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.

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Main Authors: Hintikka, Jaakko. author., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Texto biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1998
Subjects:Philosophy., Epistemology., Logic., Linguistics., History of Philosophy., Theoretical Linguistics.,
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2531-6
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