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Science of Meaning

By Derek Ball

Science of Meaning

By Derek Ball

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By creating certain marks on paper, or by making certain sounds-breathing past a moving tongue-or by articulation of hands and bodies, language users can give expression to their mental lives. With language we command, assert, query, emote, insult, and inspire. Language has meaning. This fact can be quite mystifying, yet a science of linguistic meaning-semantics-has emerged at the intersection of a variety of disciplines: philosophy, linguistics, computer science, and psychology. Semantics is the study of meaning. But what exactly is "meaning"? What is the exact target of semantic theory? Much of the early work in natural language semantics was accompanied by extensive reflection on the aims of semantic theory, and the form a theory must take to meet those aims. But this meta-theoretical reflection has not kept pace with recent theoretical innovations. This volume re-addresses these questions concerning the foundations of natural language semantics in light of the currentstate-of-the-art in semantic theorising.
Product details
Number of Pages:
422
Release Date:
2018-09-12
Publication Date:
2018-09-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press(UK)
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198739540
ISBN13:
9780198739548
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
796 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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