Continuations and natural language /
The continuation of an expression is a portion of its surrounding context. This book proposes and defends the continuation hypothesis: that the meaning of a natural language expression can depend on its own continuation (it can denote a function on its surrounding context).
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2014.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Oxford linguistics.
Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ; 53. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The continuation of an expression is a portion of its surrounding context. This book proposes and defends the continuation hypothesis: that the meaning of a natural language expression can depend on its own continuation (it can denote a function on its surrounding context). |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 228 pages .) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191757419 0191757411 9780191664922 0191664928 |