Author: Otto Jespersen
Publisher:
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Category : Grammar, Comparative and general
Languages : en
Pages : 366

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Author: Otto Jespersen
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 847

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Author: Wolfram Hinzen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199654832
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 401

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This book considers the relationship between language and thought from a philosophical perspective, drawing both on the philosophical study of language and the purely formal study of grammar, and arguing that the two should align. Evidence is considered from biology, the evolution of language, language disorders, and linguistic phenomena.

Author: Dino Buzzetti
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 9027245258
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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This volume brings together papers originally presented at a seminar series on Speculative Grammar, Universal Grammar, and Philosophical Analysis, held at the University of Bologna in 1984. The seminars aimed at considering various aspects of the interplay between linguistic theories on the one hand, and theories of meaning and logic on the other. The point of view was mainly historical, but a theoretical approach was also considered relevant. Theories of grammar and related topics were taken as a focal point of interest; their interaction with philosophical reflections on languages was examined in presentations dealing with different authors and periods, ranging from the Middle Ages to the present day.

Author: Taisuke Nishigauchi
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400919727
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 251

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In the past few decades, the development of theoretical linguistics has proved to be successful in shedding light on the intricate nature of language and knowledge of grammar, which contributes to a deeper understanding of the human mind. This book discusses various issues in syntax and logical structure of natural language from theoretical perspectives. The primary data on which theoretical claims are made is drawn from Japanese and Japanese-type languages, but it also contains discussion of related phenomena in English which have never been discussed from the same viewpoint in the current literature. Although the book is written in the format of a version of the Extended Standard Theory tradition, informally referred to as the Principles and Parameters Approach or 'Government and Binding (OB) Theory', it should be of interest to a much wider audience. The reader interested in other theoretical frameworks will find the discussion in this book easily translatable in the framework of his or her choice - in fact, I would like to claim that the problems posed by this book are inevitable in any theory of syntax and semantics of natural language.

Author: Otto Jaspersen
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Languages : en
Pages : 359

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Author: Bruce Silver
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9783319662565
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This book argues that a basic grasp of philosophy and logic can produce written and spoken material that is both grammatically correct and powerful. The author analyses errors in grammar, word choice, phrasing and sentences that even the finest writers can fail to notice; concentrating on subtle missteps and errors that can make the difference between good and excellent prose. Each chapter addresses how common words and long-established grammatical rules are often misused or ignored altogether – including such common words as ‘interesting’, ‘possible’, and ‘apparent’. By tackling language in this way, the author provides an illuminating and practical stylistic guide that will interest students and scholars of grammar and philosophy, as well as readers looking to improve their technical writing skills.

Author: Mario von der Ruhr
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349238678
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 406

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The papers in this collection are concerned with the epistemology of religious belief. The contributors disagree on such issues as whether philosophers have a role to play in determining the reasonableness or intelligibility of religious beliefs, or whether philosophy properly understood is a descriptive task. But all the papers are informed by the belief that philosophical discussion should proceed by giving attention to the character of the religious beliefs and practices under consideration.

Author: Maria van der Schaar
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004304037
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 172

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In Kazimierz Twardowski: A Grammar for Philosophy Maria van der Schaar shows the importance of Twardowski’s method, his philosophical grammar, for both the Lvov-Warsaw School, and analytic philosophy today.

Author: Umberto Eco
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253203984
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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"Eco wittily and enchantingly develops themes often touched on in his previous works, but he delves deeper into their complex nature . . . this collection can be read with pleasure by those unversed in semiotic theory." —Times Literary Supplement