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Semantics, Pragmatics and Meaning Revisited: The Case of Conditionals 1st ed. 2018


Semantics, Pragmatics and Meaning Revisited: The Case of Conditionals 1st ed. 2018

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Semantics, Pragmatics and Meaning Revisited: The Case of Conditionals

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ISBN:
9783319691152
Publication Date:
2 Feb 2018
Edition/language:
1st ed. 2018 / English
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing AG
Pages:
195 pages
Format:
Hardback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 16 - 21 May 2024
Semantics, Pragmatics and Meaning Revisited: The Case of Conditionals

Description

This book systematically investigates what follows about meaning in language if current views on the limited, or even redundant, role of linguistic semantics are taken to their radical conclusion. Focusing on conditionals, the book defends a wholly pragmatic, wholly inferential account of meaning - one which foregrounds a reasoning subject's individual state of mind. The topics discussed in the book include conceptual content, internalism and externalism, the semantics-pragmatics distinction, meaning holism and explicit versus implicit communication. These topics and the author's analysis of conditionals will allow the reader to engage with some traditional and current research in linguistics, philosophy and psychology.

Contents

Introduction.- PART I: Semantics, Pragmatics and Meaning.- Chapter 1. Conceptual Correlates of Words.- Chapter 2. The Locus of Semantics and the Decoding-inferring Distinction.- Chapter 3. Revisiting Holism.- PART II: Conditionals.- Chapter 4. The Meaning of if.- Chapter 5. Holistic and Individualistic Constraints on Interpretation.- Conclusion.

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