|
Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning)
|
Buy Now
Sorting the World - On the Relevance of the Kind/Object-Distinction to Referential Semantics (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R3,402
Discovery Miles 34 020
|
|
|
Sorting the World - On the Relevance of the Kind/Object-Distinction to Referential Semantics (Hardcover)
Series: Linguistics & Philosophy
Expected to ship within 12 - 19 working days
|
The basic hypothesis of this book is that linguistic reference to
kinds should be seen as reference to sortal concepts, i.e.
cognitive categories for identifying and classifying objects.
Viewed that way, kinds serve as the interface between the
conceptual system and the grammatical system. Kind-level predicates
differ as to whether they presuppose (e.g. to be extinct) or entail
(e.g. to invent) the existence of objects, with crucial
consequences for the interpretation of indefinite argument noun
phrases. Moreover, object reference always involves underlying kind
reference, but kind reference does not always involve object
reference. This asymmetry, once recognized, proves useful in
solving otherwise puzzling problems in semantic composition.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
