Exponents and critics of semantic presupposition have almost
invariably based their discussion on the ('Standard') definition of
presupposition implied by Frege and Strawson. In this study Noel
Burton-Roberts argues convincingly against this definition, that
leads it to a three-valued semantics. He presents a very simple
semantic definition which is weaker, more general and leads to a
semantics more easily interpreted as two-valued with gaps. The
author shows that a wide range of intuitive facts that eluded the
Standard definition follow directly from this ('Revised')
definition itself: facts about the presuppositions of compound
sentences and modal sentences, about presuppositional conflict and
about differences in the logical status of simple sentences
suffering from presupposition failure. The book includes a detailed
argument that an ambiguity of natural language negation, generally
assumed to be necessary to the defence of semantic presupposition,
is neither possible nor necessary in a presuppositional semantics.
Noel Burton-Roberts has made an authoritative contribution to a
debate which has involved philosophers and linguists for many
years. His command of the issues, his clarity of exposition and his
theoretical insight may well serve to change the boundaries of that
debate.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
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| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Studies in Linguistics |
| Release date: |
2009 |
| First published: |
October 2008 |
| Authors: |
Noel Burton-Roberts
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
284 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-10193-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
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| LSN: |
0-521-10193-X |
| Barcode: |
9780521101936 |
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