The unity of linguistic meaning
Collins, JohnAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2011.
John Collins presents an analysis of the problem of the unity of the proposition - how propositions can be both single things and complexes at the same time. He surveys previous investigations of the problem and offers his own solution, which is defended from both philosophical and linguistic perspectives.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
John Collins presents an analysis of the problem of the unity of the proposition - how propositions can be both single things and complexes at the same time. He surveys previous investigations of the problem and offers his own solution, which is defended from both philosophical and linguistic perspectives.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Jan. 20, 2012).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Thoughts, sentences, and unities -- The unity problem(s) -- The priority thesis : judgement over naming -- The reign of disunity -- Syntax and the creation of objects : towards an explanation of unity -- Clarification and defence -- The linguistic status of Merge.
Semantics
Semantics (Philosophy)
English language
Languages & Literatures
Philology & Linguistics
Also issued in print format.