Reference
Barbara Abbott
This book introduces the most important problems of reference and considers the solutions that have been proposed to explain them. Reference is at the centre of debate among linguists and philosophers and, as Barbara Abbott shows, this has been the case for centuries. She begins by examining the basic issue of how far reference is a two place (words-world) or a three place (speakers-words-world) relation. She then discusses the main aspects of the field and the issues associatedwith them, including those concerning proper names; direct reference and individual concepts; the difference between.
Abstract: This book introduces the most important problems of reference and considers the solutions that have been proposed to explain them. Reference is at the centre of debate among linguists and philosophers and, as Barbara Abbott shows, this has been the case for centuries. She begins by examining the basic issue of how far reference is a two place (words-world) or a three place (speakers-words-world) relation. She then discusses the main aspects of the field and the issues associatedwith them, including those concerning proper names; direct reference and individual concepts; the difference between
Abstract: This book introduces the most important problems of reference and considers the solutions that have been proposed to explain them. Reference is at the centre of debate among linguists and philosophers and, as Barbara Abbott shows, this has been the case for centuries. She begins by examining the basic issue of how far reference is a two place (words-world) or a three place (speakers-words-world) relation. She then discusses the main aspects of the field and the issues associatedwith them, including those concerning proper names; direct reference and individual concepts; the difference between
Kateqoriyalar:
İl:
2010
Nəşriyyat:
Oxford University Press
Dil:
english
Səhifələr:
323
ISBN 10:
0199202575
ISBN 13:
9780199202577
Seriyalar:
Oxford Surveys in Semantics & Pragmatics 2
Fayl:
PDF, 1.09 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2010