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Paradigms for Language Theory and Other Essays

By Jaakko Hintikka (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
1998
ISBN
978-90-481-4930-8, 978-94-017-2531-6
DOI
10.1007/978-94-017-2531-6
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14761592 bytes)
Series
Jaakko Hintikka Selected Papers 4
Edition
1
Pages
310\318
Time added
2013-12-12 02:00:00
History of Philosophy; Logic; Theoretical Language

Description

Several of the basic ideas of current language theory are subjected to critical scrutiny and found wanting, including the concept of scope, the hegemony of generative syntax, the Frege-Russell claim that verbs like `is' are ambiguous, and the assumptions underlying the so-called New Theory of Reference. In their stead, new constructive ideas are proposed.

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