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With philosophical and linguistic semanticists on the one side and cognitive and developmental psychologists on the other, questions in the semantic and logical theories of generic statements that employ mass terms by looking to the cognitive abilities of speakers and of child language-learners are...

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Other Authors: Pelletier, Francis Jeffry, 1944-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Series:New directions in cognitive science.
Subjects:
Genericalness (Linguistics)
Semantics.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Mass nouns.
Language and languages > Philosophy.
Générique (Linguistique)
Sémantique.
Noms comptables.
Langage et langues > Philosophie.
semantics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Mass nouns
Language and languages > Philosophy
Semantics
Semantik > konferenser.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:With philosophical and linguistic semanticists on the one side and cognitive and developmental psychologists on the other, questions in the semantic and logical theories of generic statements that employ mass terms by looking to the cognitive abilities of speakers and of child language-learners are discussed.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 223 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199726097
0199726094
9780195382891
0195382897
9780199870493
0199870497