Cresswell Semantic Indexicality

1996
ISBN: 978-94-015-8696-2
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 60, 220 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy

shows how a simple syntax can be combined with a propositional language at the level of logical analysis. It is the adoption of such a base language which has not been attempted before, and it is this which constitutes the originality of the book. Cresswell's simple and direct style makes this book accessible to a wider audience than the somewhat specialized subject matter might initially suggest.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cresswell, M.J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface. Part I: Indexical Relativity. 1. Propositional Languages. 2. Relational Nouns. 3. Indexical Indeterminacy. 4. Contextually Supplied Relations. 5. Plurals. Part II: Domains. 6. Restricted Quantification. 7. Domains and Anaphora (I) 8. Domains and Anaphora (II). Part III: Syntax. 9. Operators as Features. 10. Syntax and Indices. 11. Indexicality and lambda-conversion. 12. Eventualities. Bibliography. Index.