Presupposition and the Delimitation of Semantics - Brossura

Kempson, Ruth

 
9780521099387: Presupposition and the Delimitation of Semantics

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This book argues that previous work on presupposition has been mistakenly based on a conflation of semantics and pragmatics.

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Descrizione del libro

In this book, first published in 1975, Dr Kempson argues that previous work on presupposition has been mistakenly based on a conflation of two different disciplines: semantics, the study of the meanings assigned to the formal system which constitutes a language, and pragmatics, the study of the use of that system in communication.

Contenuti

Preface; 1. Introduction: the linguistic framework; 2. The basis of semantics: a definition of meaning; 3. Presupposition: two definitions; 4. Presupposition: its use by linguists; 5. The problem of reference and the semantic interpretation of noun phrases; 6 The formalisation of the solution; 7. Towards a pragmatic theory; 8. The application of Grice's theory; 9. Pragmatics and the competence-performance distinction; Bibliography; Index.

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ISBN 10:  0521207339 ISBN 13:  9780521207331
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1975
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