| Paradigms for Language Theory and Other Essays 1998 Edition Contributor(s): Hintikka, Jaakko (Author) |
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ISBN: 0792347803 ISBN-13: 9780792347804 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1997 Annotation: Several of the basic ideas of current language theory are subjected to critical scrutiny and found wanting, including the concept of scope, the hegemony of generative syntax, the Frege-Russell claim that verbs like is' are ambiguous, and the assumptions underlying the so-called New Theory of Reference. In their stead, new constructive ideas are proposed. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Philosophy | Epistemology - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General |
| Dewey: 410 |
| LCCN: 97037727 |
| Series: Jaakko Hintikka Selected Papers |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.39 lbs) 310 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Several of the basic ideas of current language theory are subjected to critical scrutiny and found wanting, including the concept of scope, the hegemony of generative syntax, the Frege-Russell claim that verbs like is' are ambiguous, and the assumptions underlying the so-called New Theory of Reference. In their stead, new constructive ideas are proposed. |