Paul Elbourne: Meaning | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780199696628 | Meaning | A Slim Guide to Semantics | Paul Elbourne | Taschenbuch

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Beschreibung

This book offers an introduction to the analysis of meaning. Our outstanding ability to communicate is a distinguishing feature of our species. To communicate is to convey meaning, but what is meaning? How do words combine to give us the meanings of sentences? And what makes a statement ambiguous or nonsensical? These questions and many others are addressed in Paul Elbourne's fascinating guide. He opens by asking what kinds of things the meanings of words and sentences could be: are they, for example, abstract objects or psychological entities? He then looks at how we understand a sequence of words we have never heard before; he considers to what extent the meaning of a sentence can be derived from the words it contains and how to account for the meanings that can't be; and he examines the roles played by time, place, and the shared and unshared assumptions of speakers and hearers. He looks at how language interacts with thought and the intriguing question of whether what language we speak affects the way we see the world.

Meaning, as might be expected, is far from simple. Paul Elbourne explores its complex issues in crystal clear language. He draws on approaches developed in linguistics, philosophy, and psychology - assuming a knowledge of none of them -in a manner that will appeal to everyone interested in this essential element of human psychology and culture.

Über den Autor

Paul Elbourne is Reader in Semantics at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of Situations and Individuals (MIT Press, 2005) and numerous articles in linguistics and philosophy journals.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Definitions

2: What are Word Meanings?

3: Semantic Properties of Words

4: What are Sentence Meanings?

5: Semantic Properties of Sentences

6: Meaning and Grammar

7: Meaning and Context

8: Meaning and Thought

9: Conclusion

Sources and Further Reading

Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2011
Genre:	Importe , Philosophie
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780199696628
ISBN-10:	0199696624
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Elbourne, Paul
Hersteller:	Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	216 x 139 x 15 mm
Von/Mit:	Paul Elbourne
Erscheinungsdatum:	06.10.2011
Gewicht:	0,242 kg