Introduction to Linguistic Philosophy [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Mackenzie Ian E |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, : SAGE Publications, 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (263 p.) |
Disciplina | 410.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Analysis (Philosophy)
Linguistics Language and languages - Philosophy Languages & Literatures Philology & Linguistics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-4522-4945-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Introduction; The Scope of This Book; Some Important Terms; The Structure of the Book; Acknowledgments; Part I - Foundational Issues; Chapter 1 - Meaning and the Nature of Language; 1.1. What is Meaning?; 1.2. Does the Structure of Language Reflect the Structure of the World?; 1.3. Summary; Chapter 2 - The Semantic Conception of Truth; 2.1. No Absolute Truth; 2.2. The Semantic Conception of Truth; 2.3. Summary; Chapter 3 - Logical Truth and Analyticity; 3.1. Unconditional and Contingent Truths; 3.2. Logical Truth; 3.3. Analyticity; 3.4. Summary; Part I: Further Reading
Part II - NamingChapter 4 - Names, Sense, and Nominatum; 4.1. The Name Relation; 4.2. The Paradox of the Name Relation; 4.3. Solution to the Paradox of the Name Relation; 4.4. Summary; Chapter 5 - The Causal Theory of Names; 5.1. Ordinary Proper Names; 5.2. Modal Sentences; 5.3. Epistemic Sentences; 5.4. Names of Natural Kinds; 5.5. Summary; Part II: Further Reading; Part III - Definite Descriptions; Chapter 6 - Description and Analysis; 6.1. Russell's Theory of Descriptions; 6.2. The Acquisition of the Referential Function; 6.3. Three Additional Puzzles Solved by Russell; 6.4. Scope 6.5. Wittgenstein6.6. Summary; Chapter 7 - Descriptions as Names; 7.1. The Fregean Theory; 7.2. Referential Descriptions; 7.3. Summary; Part III - Further Reading; Part IV - Nonextensional Contexts; Chapter 8 - Modality; 8.1. What is Logical Modality?; 8.2. Interchangeability and Existential Generalization; 8.3. Necessity as a Semantic Predicate; 8.4. Kripke: Essentialism; 8.5. Frege-Kaplan: The Middle Way; 8.6. The Method of Extension and Intension; 8.7. Summary; Chapter 9 - Propositional Attitudes; 9.1. What are Propositional Attitudes?; 9.2. Interchangeability and Quantifying In 9.3. Quine9.4. Kaplan: Cognitive Fixes; 9.5. Individuating Attitude Objects; 9.6. Summary; Part IV - Further Reading; Part V - Generality; Chapter 10 - Indefinite Noun Phrases, Fregean Quantifiers, and Class Theory; 10.1. Indefinite Noun Phrases; 10.2. Scope Ambiguities Concerning Indefinite Noun Phrases; 10.3. Logical Analysis of Indefinite Noun Phrases; 10.4. Numerically Definite Quantifiers; 10.5. Expanding the Theory; 10.6. Summary; Part V - Further Reading; References; Index; About the Author |
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Mackenzie Ian E
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Thousand Oaks, : SAGE Publications, 1997 | ||
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Introduction to Linguistic Philosophy [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Mackenzie Ian E |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, : SAGE Publications, 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (263 p.) |
Disciplina | 410.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Analysis (Philosophy)
Linguistics Language and languages - Philosophy Languages & Literatures Philology & Linguistics |
ISBN | 1-4522-4945-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Introduction; The Scope of This Book; Some Important Terms; The Structure of the Book; Acknowledgments; Part I - Foundational Issues; Chapter 1 - Meaning and the Nature of Language; 1.1. What is Meaning?; 1.2. Does the Structure of Language Reflect the Structure of the World?; 1.3. Summary; Chapter 2 - The Semantic Conception of Truth; 2.1. No Absolute Truth; 2.2. The Semantic Conception of Truth; 2.3. Summary; Chapter 3 - Logical Truth and Analyticity; 3.1. Unconditional and Contingent Truths; 3.2. Logical Truth; 3.3. Analyticity; 3.4. Summary; Part I: Further Reading
Part II - NamingChapter 4 - Names, Sense, and Nominatum; 4.1. The Name Relation; 4.2. The Paradox of the Name Relation; 4.3. Solution to the Paradox of the Name Relation; 4.4. Summary; Chapter 5 - The Causal Theory of Names; 5.1. Ordinary Proper Names; 5.2. Modal Sentences; 5.3. Epistemic Sentences; 5.4. Names of Natural Kinds; 5.5. Summary; Part II: Further Reading; Part III - Definite Descriptions; Chapter 6 - Description and Analysis; 6.1. Russell's Theory of Descriptions; 6.2. The Acquisition of the Referential Function; 6.3. Three Additional Puzzles Solved by Russell; 6.4. Scope 6.5. Wittgenstein6.6. Summary; Chapter 7 - Descriptions as Names; 7.1. The Fregean Theory; 7.2. Referential Descriptions; 7.3. Summary; Part III - Further Reading; Part IV - Nonextensional Contexts; Chapter 8 - Modality; 8.1. What is Logical Modality?; 8.2. Interchangeability and Existential Generalization; 8.3. Necessity as a Semantic Predicate; 8.4. Kripke: Essentialism; 8.5. Frege-Kaplan: The Middle Way; 8.6. The Method of Extension and Intension; 8.7. Summary; Chapter 9 - Propositional Attitudes; 9.1. What are Propositional Attitudes?; 9.2. Interchangeability and Quantifying In 9.3. Quine9.4. Kaplan: Cognitive Fixes; 9.5. Individuating Attitude Objects; 9.6. Summary; Part IV - Further Reading; Part V - Generality; Chapter 10 - Indefinite Noun Phrases, Fregean Quantifiers, and Class Theory; 10.1. Indefinite Noun Phrases; 10.2. Scope Ambiguities Concerning Indefinite Noun Phrases; 10.3. Logical Analysis of Indefinite Noun Phrases; 10.4. Numerically Definite Quantifiers; 10.5. Expanding the Theory; 10.6. Summary; Part V - Further Reading; References; Index; About the Author |
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Mackenzie Ian E
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Thousand Oaks, : SAGE Publications, 1997 | ||
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Introduction to Linguistic Philosophy [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Mackenzie Ian E |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, : SAGE Publications, 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (263 p.) |
Disciplina | 410.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Analysis (Philosophy)
Linguistics Language and languages - Philosophy Languages & Literatures Philology & Linguistics |
ISBN | 1-4522-4945-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Introduction; The Scope of This Book; Some Important Terms; The Structure of the Book; Acknowledgments; Part I - Foundational Issues; Chapter 1 - Meaning and the Nature of Language; 1.1. What is Meaning?; 1.2. Does the Structure of Language Reflect the Structure of the World?; 1.3. Summary; Chapter 2 - The Semantic Conception of Truth; 2.1. No Absolute Truth; 2.2. The Semantic Conception of Truth; 2.3. Summary; Chapter 3 - Logical Truth and Analyticity; 3.1. Unconditional and Contingent Truths; 3.2. Logical Truth; 3.3. Analyticity; 3.4. Summary; Part I: Further Reading
Part II - NamingChapter 4 - Names, Sense, and Nominatum; 4.1. The Name Relation; 4.2. The Paradox of the Name Relation; 4.3. Solution to the Paradox of the Name Relation; 4.4. Summary; Chapter 5 - The Causal Theory of Names; 5.1. Ordinary Proper Names; 5.2. Modal Sentences; 5.3. Epistemic Sentences; 5.4. Names of Natural Kinds; 5.5. Summary; Part II: Further Reading; Part III - Definite Descriptions; Chapter 6 - Description and Analysis; 6.1. Russell's Theory of Descriptions; 6.2. The Acquisition of the Referential Function; 6.3. Three Additional Puzzles Solved by Russell; 6.4. Scope 6.5. Wittgenstein6.6. Summary; Chapter 7 - Descriptions as Names; 7.1. The Fregean Theory; 7.2. Referential Descriptions; 7.3. Summary; Part III - Further Reading; Part IV - Nonextensional Contexts; Chapter 8 - Modality; 8.1. What is Logical Modality?; 8.2. Interchangeability and Existential Generalization; 8.3. Necessity as a Semantic Predicate; 8.4. Kripke: Essentialism; 8.5. Frege-Kaplan: The Middle Way; 8.6. The Method of Extension and Intension; 8.7. Summary; Chapter 9 - Propositional Attitudes; 9.1. What are Propositional Attitudes?; 9.2. Interchangeability and Quantifying In 9.3. Quine9.4. Kaplan: Cognitive Fixes; 9.5. Individuating Attitude Objects; 9.6. Summary; Part IV - Further Reading; Part V - Generality; Chapter 10 - Indefinite Noun Phrases, Fregean Quantifiers, and Class Theory; 10.1. Indefinite Noun Phrases; 10.2. Scope Ambiguities Concerning Indefinite Noun Phrases; 10.3. Logical Analysis of Indefinite Noun Phrases; 10.4. Numerically Definite Quantifiers; 10.5. Expanding the Theory; 10.6. Summary; Part V - Further Reading; References; Index; About the Author |
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Language Structure, Variation and Change : The Case of Old Spanish Syntax / / by Ian E. Mackenzie |
Autore | Mackenzie Ian E |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 pages) |
Disciplina |
468.2421
468.2 |
Soggetto topico |
Syntax
Linguistic change Romance languages Historical linguistics Sociolinguistics Language Change Romance Languages Historical Linguistics |
ISBN | 3-030-10567-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Preliminary Concepts: Old Spanish, How to Measure the Speed of Change and the Structure of the Corpus -- Chapter 2. Constituent Fronting: Focus, Discourse and Fashion -- Chapter 3. Clitic Linearization: A Tale of Successful and Failed Changes -- Chapter 4. DP Structure: From Multiple Determiners to Just One -- Chapter 5. The wh-System: Free Relatives, Double Articulation and Free Choice -- Chapter 6. Negation: Dispensing with the Clutter -- Conclusion: Change and Continuity.Appendix.References.Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910337700403321 |
Mackenzie Ian E
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 | ||
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