A Metalogical Theory of Reference - Realism and Essentialism in Semantics

Roger Vergauwen seeks to provide an answer to the question, 'How does language connect to the world?' He begins with the recent developments in formal semantics and from them constructs his own 'theory of reference' with which he considers the nature of the correspondence of the world.

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By Roger Vergauwen

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Roger Vergauwen seeks to provide an answer to the question, 'How does language connect to the world?' He begins with the recent developments in formal semantics and from them constructs his own 'theory of reference' with which he considers the nature of the correspondence of the world.

Product details

• Authors: Roger Vergauwen, Vergauwen Roger
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.01.1993
• EAN: 9780819188830
• ISBN: 978-0-8191-8883-0
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Philosophy of Language, PHILOSOPHY / Language