Renewing meaning : a speech-act theoretic approach /
Defending a radically new semantic theory, the author shows how it solves notable problems in the philosophy of language. According to the theory, linguistic meaning should be understood in terms of speech acts, and the fundamental bearer of truth is not a proposition but an assertion.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; New York :
Clarendon Press,
2004.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Defending a radically new semantic theory, the author shows how it solves notable problems in the philosophy of language. According to the theory, linguistic meaning should be understood in terms of speech acts, and the fundamental bearer of truth is not a proposition but an assertion. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 325 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-316) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0199263663 9780199263660 9780191532528 0191532525 9780191601354 0191601357 1281925128 9781281925121 9786611925123 6611925120 |