Concepts of Meaning
Framing an Integrated Theory of Linguistic Behavior
Published on 31. July 2003
Book
Hardback
XVI, 278 pages
978-1-4020-1329-4 (ISBN)
Description
Concepts of Meaning
includes contributions from well-known philosophers of language and semanticists. It is a useful collection for students in philosophy of language, semantics and epistemology. This work discusses new research in semantics, theory of truth, philosophy of language and theory of communication from a
trans-disciplinary
perspective.
An integrated theory of linguistic behavior should provide a framework to make behavior intelligible. This work addresses issues such as sentence meaning, utterance meaning, speaker's intention and reference, linguistic context, circumstances and background theories. Readers will learn that interpretation is a result of a complex pattern.
An integrated theory of linguistic behavior should provide a framework to make behavior intelligible. This work addresses issues such as sentence meaning, utterance meaning, speaker's intention and reference, linguistic context, circumstances and background theories. Readers will learn that interpretation is a result of a complex pattern.
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Series
Edition
2003 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XVI, 278 p.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
612 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4020-1329-4 (9781402013294)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-017-0197-6
Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
G. Preyer | G. Peter | M. Ulkan
Concepts of Meaning
Framing an Integrated Theory of Linguistic Behavior
Book
10/2010
Springer
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Content
I Speaker Meaning, Communication, and Intentions.- 1 Communicative and Illocutionary Acts.- 2 Language Acts and Action.- 3 Reflections on the Intentionality of Linguistic Behavior.- 4 Descriptions, Indexicals, and Speaker Meaning.- 5 Informatives and/or Directives? (A New Start in Speech Act Classification).- 6 Constructive Speech-Act Theory.- II Truth, Semantic Content, and Externalism.- 7 The Truth about Moods.- 8 Semantic Theory and Indirect Speech.- 9 All Facts Great and Small.- 10 Knowledge, Content, and the Wellsprings of Objectivity.- 11 Interpretation and Skill: On Passing Theory.- Contributors.