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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
1998.
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| Series: | Hintikka, Jaakko, 1929- Jaakko Hintikka selected papers ;
4. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 310 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789401725316 (electronic bk.) 9401725314 (electronic bk.) |