Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy: Essays in Honour of Ernie Lepore

Stainton, Robert J.; Viger, Christopher

Are natural languages genuinely compositional? What roles does context play in linguistic communication, and by what means? In particular, does context interfere with the compositional determination of truth conditions? What meanings should theorists assign to sentences if compositionality is to be retained? These are the central questions of this important volume of new philosophical essays in honour of Ernie Lepore.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2008-11-25

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781402083099

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8310-5

Dimensions: 235cm x156cm

Pages: 282