Ruth M. Kempson, Kempson, Kempson Ruth M.

Presupposition and the Delimitation of Semantics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that previous work on presupposition has been mistakenly based on a conflation of semantics and pragmatics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780521099387
• ISBN-10: 0521099382
• Artikelnr.: 25043546

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
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
Bibliography
Index.