{"product_id":"9780792340072","title":"Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eStudies in Linguistics and Philosophy\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSchwarzschild, Roger\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePluralities\u003c\/em\u003e begins with a concise introduction to recent  theories of the semantics of plurals. The author argues, contrary to  many of those theories, that plural discourse involves entities  corresponding to sets of individuals but nothing corresponding to  higher order sets. In the course of the book, the reader will become  acquainted with the linguistics data that lies at the heart of this  debate including extensive discussion of reciprocals and of  collectives (such as the committee). In addition, a unique account of  distributivity is proposed in which collective\/distributive  ambiguities are analyzed in pragmatic terms. The account capitalizes  on the idea that the universe may be partitioned differently at  different points in a discourse. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003ePluralities\u003c\/em\u003e should be accessible to those with an introductory  level background in model-theoretic semantics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1996-04-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792340072\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-017-2704-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 297cm x210cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 212\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45658310213772,"sku":"9780792340072","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792340072.jpg?v=1776879008","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792340072","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}