1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457778103321

Autore

Zuber R

Titolo

Non-declarative sentences [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Zuber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1983

ISBN

1-283-35950-2

9786613359506

90-272-8036-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (133 p.)

Collana

Pragmatics & beyond, , 0166-6258 ; ; 4:2

Disciplina

425

Soggetti

English language - Sentences

English language - Interrogative

English language - Imperative

English language - Interjections

English language - Semantics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

NON-DECLARATIVE SENTENCES; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; 0. INTRODUCTION; 1. INTENSIONAL RELATIONS; 2. INDIRECT NON-DECLARATIVES; 3. UNDERSTANDING QUESTIONS; 4. NON-DECLARATIVES; 5. QUESTIONS AND CONDITIONALS; 6.TENTATIVE CONCLUSIONS; FOOTNOTES; NOTES; REFERENCES

Sommario/riassunto

Non-declarative sentences such as interrogatives, imperatives and exclamations are analyzed together as a single class. The author gives a general characterization of all three types and shows that there are no other types of non-declarative sentences. Definitions are offered for the notions of declaration and presupposition. These definitions are applicable to all types of sentence, both declarative and non-declarative. A defining characteristic of non-declarative sentences is that only strongly intensional operators can apply to them to form complex sentences. It is shown that this property



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910254117103321

Autore

Tanasescu Mihnea

Titolo

Environment, Political Representation and the Challenge of Rights : Speaking for Nature / / by Mihnea Tanasescu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

9781137538956

1137538953

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Classificazione

LAW034000POL010000POL044000

Disciplina

179/.1

Soggetti

Environmental policy

Political science - Philosophy

Social sciences - Philosophy

Sustainability

Philosophy of nature

Environmental law

Environmental Policy

Political Philosophy

Social Philosophy

Philosophy of Nature

Environmental Law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Voicing -- 1. Representation : Structure and Meaning -- 2. The Anatomy of Rights -- 3. Animals, Nature, Persons -- 4. The Rights of Nature in Ecuador -- 5. Local, National, and International Rights of Nature -- 6. Speaking for Nature -- 7. Implications and Provocations.

Sommario/riassunto

Tanasescu examines the rights of nature in terms of its constituent parts. Besides offering a thorough theoretical grounding, the book gives a first detailed overview of the actual cases of rights for nature so far. This is the first comprehensive treatment of the rights of nature to date, both analytically and in terms of actual cases.