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Beyond Semantics and Pragmatics

By Gerhard Preyer

Beyond Semantics and Pragmatics

By Gerhard Preyer

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The study of meaning in language embraces a diverse range of problems and methods. Philosophers think through the relationship between language and the world; linguists document speakers' knowledge of meaning; psychologists investigate the mechanisms of understanding and production. Up through the early 2000s, these investigations were generally compartmentalized: indeed, researchers often regarded both the subject-matter and the methods of other disciplines with skepticism. Since then, however, there has been a sea change in the field, enabling researchers increasingly to synthesize the perspectives of philosophy, linguistics and psychology and to energize all the fields with rich new intellectual perspectives that facilitate meaningful interchange. The time is right for a broader exploration and reflection on the status and problems of semantics as an interdisciplinary enterprise, in light of a decade of challenging and successful research in this area. Taking as its starting-point Lepore and Stone's 2014 book Imagination and Convention, this volume aims to reconcile different methodological perspectives while refocusing semanticists on new problems where integrative work will find the broadest and most receptive audience.
Product details
Number of Pages:
330
Release Date:
2018-10-23
Publication Date:
2018-10-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press(UK)
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198791496
ISBN13:
9780198791492
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
10
Maximum Reading Age:
80
Weight:
661 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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