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Questions
Henry . Ed(S): Hiz
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Paperback. Editor(s): Hiz, Henry. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 383 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 593.
To the philosopher, the logician, and the linguist, questions have a special fascination. The two main views of language, that it describes the world, and that it expresses thought, are not directly applicable to questions. Ques tions are not assertions. A question may be apt, sharp, to the point, impor tant, or it may be inappropriate, ambiguous, awkward, irrelevant or irreverent. But it cannot be true or false. It does not have a truth value not just because an utterance like Was the letter long? does not indicate which letter is being talked about. The indicative The letter was not ... Read more
To the philosopher, the logician, and the linguist, questions have a special fascination. The two main views of language, that it describes the world, and that it expresses thought, are not directly applicable to questions. Ques tions are not assertions. A question may be apt, sharp, to the point, impor tant, or it may be inappropriate, ambiguous, awkward, irrelevant or irreverent. But it cannot be true or false. It does not have a truth value not just because an utterance like Was the letter long? does not indicate which letter is being talked about. The indicative The letter was not ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy
Number of Pages
383
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789027710352
SKU
V9789027710352
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