Paradigms for Language Theory and Other Essays /

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 R...

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Main Author: Hintikka, Jaakko
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1998.
Series:Hintikka, Jaakko, 1929- Jaakko Hintikka selected papers ; 4.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 310 pages)
ISBN:9789401725316 (electronic bk.)
9401725314 (electronic bk.)