Contexts - Meaning, Truth, And the Use of Language

Klappentext Stefano Predelli comes to the defense of the traditional "formal" approach to natural-language semantics! arguing that it has been misrepresented not only by its critics! but also by its foremost defenders. In Contexts he offers a fundamental reappraisal! with particular attention to the treatment of indexicality and other forms of contextual dependence which have been the focus of much recent controversy. In the process! he presents original approaches to a number of important semantic issues! including the relationship between validity and indexicality! the limits of token-reflexive systems! the significance of contextualist arguments! and the interpretation of attitude reports. Contexts will make invigorating reading for all philosophers of language and many linguists. Zusammenfassung Defends the traditional 'formal' approach to natural-language semantics, arguing that it has been misrepresented not only by its critics, but also by its foremost defenders. This book offers a fundamental reappraisal, with particular attention to the treatment of indexicality and other forms of contextual dependence.

Product details

• Authors: Stefano Predelli, Stefano (University of Nottingham) Predelli, Predelli Stefano
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.08.2005
• EAN: 9780199281732
• ISBN: 978-0-19-928173-2
• No. of pages: 198
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Philosophy of Language, PHILOSOPHY / Language, Philosophy, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc