The science of meaning : essays on the metatheory of natural language semantics

With language we command, assert, query, emote, insult, and inspire. Language has meaning, and semantics is the science of linguistic meaning. But what exactly is "meaning"? What is the exact target of semantic theory? This volume explores these questions, in the light of the current state...

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Other Authors Ball, Derek (Editor), Rabern, Brian (Editor)
Format Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2020
EditionFirst published in paperback
Subjects
sémantika
význam (logika)
semantics
meaning (philosophy)
sborníky
papers of several authors
ISBN978-0-19-886573-5
978-0-19-873954-8
Physical Descriptionvii, 413 stran : ilustrace ; 25 cm

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Summary:With language we command, assert, query, emote, insult, and inspire. Language has meaning, and semantics is the science of linguistic meaning. But what exactly is "meaning"? What is the exact target of semantic theory? This volume explores these questions, in the light of the current state of the art in natural language semantics.
Bibliography:Obsahuje bibliografii a rejstřík
ISBN:978-0-19-886573-5
978-0-19-873954-8
Physical Description:vii, 413 stran : ilustrace ; 25 cm

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