Essays on Linguistic Context-sensitivity and Its Philosophical Significance
- ISBN-10
- 0815340389
- ISBN-13
- 9780815340386
- Category
- Context (Linguistics)
- Pages
- 147
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Author
- Steven Gross
Description
Drawing upon research in philosophical logic, linguistics and cognitive science, this study explores how our ability to use and understand language depends upon our capacity to keep track of complex features of the contexts in which we converse.
Get the book
Similar books
-
Begriffsgeschichte, Diskursgeschichte, Metapherngeschichte
By Mark BevirBegriffsgeschichte, Diskursgeschichte, Metapherngeschichte
-
Grammar and Context: An Advanced Resource Book
By Ann Hewings, Martin HewingsThe accompanying website to this book can be found at http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/0415310814/
-
Presuppositions and Discourse: Essays Offered to Hans Kamp
By Thomas Ede Zimmermann, Rainer Bäuerle, U. ReyleUndoubtedly, presupposition theory is a major chapter in the success story of dynamic semantics. This book features papers on this topic based on a conference on "Presupposition" convened in Stuttgart in October 2000.