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Between logic and the world : an integrated theory of generics /

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In our everyday thought and talk, we put things into categories in order to generalize about them: 'Lions have manes', 'Ravens are black'. Bernhard Nickel presents a theory of generic sentences and the modes of thought they express, integrating compositional semantics with metaph...

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Main Author: Nickel, Bernhard (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Genericalness (Linguistics)
Générique (Linguistique)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In our everyday thought and talk, we put things into categories in order to generalize about them: 'Lions have manes', 'Ravens are black'. Bernhard Nickel presents a theory of generic sentences and the modes of thought they express, integrating compositional semantics with metaphysics to solve the problems of what they mean and how they work.
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2016.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191822049
0191822043
9780191081651
0191081655