Nondescriptive meaning and reference: an ideational semantics
Auteur :
Davis, Wayne A.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199261659
Date de publication :
14 juil. 2005
Dimensions :
24,2 x 16,5 x 3,1 cm
Poids :
840 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Presents a different approach to the foundations of semantics, showing how the so-called 'expression' theory of meaning can handle names and other problematic cases of nondescriptive meaning. This book argues that like other unstructured words, names mean what they do because they are conventionally used to express atomic or basic ideas.