Abstract Objects and the Semantics of Natural Language

Zusatztext The book is highly recommended to philosophers and linguists alike. Those interested in semantics, ontology, or descriptive metaphysics would benefit greatly from studying it. Informationen zum Autor Friederike Moltmann is senior researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris. She had previously taught both linguistics and philosophy at various universities in the US and the UK. She has published numerous articles in both linguistic and philosophical journals and is author of Parts and Wholes in Semantic (OUP, 1997). Klappentext Friederike Moltmann presents an original approach to philosophical issues to do with abstract objects. She focuses on natural language, and finds that reference to abstract objects such as properties, numbers, and propositions is much more restricted than is generally thought, and she offers a substantially new ontological picture. Zusammenfassung Friederike Moltmann presents an original approach to philosophical issues to do with abstract objects. She focuses on natural language, and finds that reference to abstract objects such as properties, numbers, and propositions is much more restricted than is generally thought, and she offers a substantially new ontological picture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction ; 1. Reference to Universals ; 2. Reference to Tropes and the Ontology of Tropes ; 3. The Semantics of Special Quantifiers in Predicate Position ; 4. Propositions and Attitudinal Objects ; 5. Intensional Transitive Verbs and their Objects ; 6. Reifying Terms ; Conclusion ; References ; Bibliography ; Index

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• Authors: MOLTMANN, Friederike Moltmann, Friederike (Centre national de la recherche scientifique Moltmann, Moltmann Friederike
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.03.2013
• EAN: 9780199608744
• ISBN: 978-0-19-960874-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Philosophy of Language, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, PHILOSOPHY / Language, Philosophy, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc