9781138696990: Descriptions in Context

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First published in 1997, this book focuses on the semantics of definite and indefinite descriptions ― taking the presuppositional theory of definiteness and indefiniteness proposed by Heim as a starting point. It seeks to show that there exists a special type of indefinites that have an interpretation commonly associated with definites. It further argues that the felicity conditions associated with indefinite NP’s can vary and develops a more fine-grained theory of novelty within the framework of File Change Semantics. More generally, this work can be seen as providing an empirical argument in favour of a dynamic theory of meaning and against the more traditional truth-conditional theory.

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Cleo A. Condoravdi

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ISBN 10:  1138697419 ISBN 13:  9781138697416
Casa editrice: Routledge, 2018
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