Jaakko Hintikka Selected Papers

Hintikka, Jaakko

Several of the basic ideas of current language theory are subjected to critical scrutiny and found wanting, including the concept of scope, the hegemony of generative syntax, the Frege-Russell claim that verbs like `is' are ambiguous, and the assumptions underlying the so-called New Theory of Reference. In their stead, new constructive ideas are proposed.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2010-12-15

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9789048149308

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-2531-6

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 310