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001 2014028142
003 DLC
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008 140731s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014028142
020 $a9781137398437 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
050 00 $aP325.5.C6$bB45 2014
082 00 $a401/.43$223
084 $aLAN009030$aLAN016000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aBelleri, Delia,$d1983-$eauthor.
245 10 $aSemantic under-determinacy and communication /$cDelia Belleri, National Autonomous University of Mexico.
264 1 $aHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;$aNew York, NY :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2014.
300 $ax, 193 pages ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"This book investigates the phenomenon of semantic under-determinacy by exploring how under-determinacy can be explained, and how communication is possible despite it. Belleri argues that the comprehension of utterances of semantically under-determined sentences is made possible by our mastery of certain conceptual constraints, as well as the information we gain from the context which does not necessarily concern the intentions and beliefs of the speaker. Combining a fresh, previously unexplored view of the subject with a detailed overview of the past and ongoing philosophical discussion on the matter, the book asserts that semantic under-determinacy comes from nothing but a lack of words or under-articulation"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 181-190) and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: -- IntroductionPART I1. Arguing for Semantic Under-determinacy2. The Peculiarity of Semantic Under-determinacyPART II3. Semantic Under-determinacy and the Debate on Context Sensitivity4. Semantic Under-determinacy and Conceptual Constraints 5. Semantic Under-determinacy, Comprehension and Meta-representationConclusion.
650 0 $aSemantics, Comparative.
650 0 $aContrastive linguistics.
650 0 $aPragmatics.
650 0 $aDiscourse analysis.
650 0 $aSpeech acts (Linguistics)
650 0 $aCommunication.
650 7 $aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Pragmatics.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics.$2bisacsh