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).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Barker, Chris, 1961- (Author), Shan, Chung-Chieh (Author)
Corporate Author: UPSO eCollections (University Press Scholarship Online)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2014.
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
Description
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).
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 228 pages .)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191757419
0191757411
9780191664922
0191664928