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Presupposition and the delimitation of semantics / Ruth M. Kempson.
LIBRA P325 .K4 1975
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kempson, Ruth M.
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 15.
- Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 15
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Semantics.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge [Eng.] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1975.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Originally presented as the author's thesis, London, 1973.
- Bibliography: pages 222-230.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0521207339.
- 0521099382
- OCLC:
- 1501936
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