Truth and words /

To clarify and facilitate our inquiries we need a theory of truth predication that applies both to sentences that we are using ourselves and to sentences used by others. Ebbs presents a new conception of words and shows how to use it to define a truth predicate that directly applies to all these kin...

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Main Author:	Ebbs, Gary
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Subjects:	Truth. Predicate (Logic) Language and logic. Grammar, Comparative and general > Sentences. Vérité. Prédicat (Logique) Langage et logique. Phrase (Linguistique) truth. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics. Grammar, Comparative and general > Sentences Language and logic Truth Satz. Sprachphilosophie. Wahrheit. Proposition. Sanning. Logik. Språk. Jämförande grammatik. Electronic books.
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Summary:	To clarify and facilitate our inquiries we need a theory of truth predication that applies both to sentences that we are using ourselves and to sentences used by others. Ebbs presents a new conception of words and shows how to use it to define a truth predicate that directly applies to all these kinds of sentences.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 338 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-329) and index.
ISBN:	9780191569708 0191569704 9780199557936 0199557934 9780191721403 0191721409