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Hardback. The anthology 'Meaning and Analysis' addresses the key topics of H. Paul Grice's philosophy of language, such as rationality, non-natural meaning, communicative actions, conversational implicatures, the semantics-pragmatics distinction and recent debates concerning minimalist versus contextualist semantics. Editor(s): Petrus, Klaus; Sauerland, Uli; Breheny, Richard. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230579088
- ISBN
- 9780230579088
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€ 67.79
€ 67.79
paperback. "In this book, linguists and philosophers combine to offer a unique insight not only into Grice's contribution to philosophy of language, but on his theories of natural and non-natural meaning, implicatures and the semantic-pragmatic distinction"-- Editor(s): Petrus, Klaus; Sauerland, Uli; Breheny, Richard. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFG; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349367733
- ISBN
- 9781349367733
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€ 73.62
€ 73.62
Hardback. Austronesian languages have long raised questions for generative theories of syntax and morphology. The papers in this volume encompass some of these traditional questions and place them in newer theoretical contexts. Editor(s): Paul, Ileana; Phillips, V.; Travis, Lisa (Dept. of Linguistics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada). Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2PG; CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792360681
- ISBN
- 9780792360681
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Condition: New
€ 133.16
€ 133.16
Hardback. Contains papers which cover intensional contexts, possible worlds, quasi-indicators, guise theory, property theory, Russell's substitutional theory of propositions, event theory, the adverbial theory of mental attitudes, existentialist ontology, and Plato's, Leibniz's, Kant's and Peirce's ontologies. Editor(s): Orilia, Francesco; Rapaport, William J. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 415 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 415
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351979
- ISBN
- 9780792351979
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Condition: New
€ 202.18
€ 202.18
Hardback. This volume contains essays on Russian literature and thought from the classical age. It looks at the important work of well-known authors such as Pushkin and Dostoevsky, relatively unknown writers such as Marlinsky and Boborykin, and studies of thinkers such as Herzen and Chaadaev. Editor(s): Offord, Derek; White, Stephen. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; CFA; DSBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333557334
- ISBN
- 9780333557334
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Condition: New
€ 170.50
€ 170.50
Critical Influences on Child Language Acquisition and Development
. Ed(S): Messer, David J.; Turner, Geoffrey J...
Hardback. The book indentifies and assesses the importance of a range of influences on child language acquisition and development, paying particular attention to situational influences. Key issues are highlighted and recent research is presented. Editor(s): Messer, David J.; Turner, Geoffrey J. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFDC; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333554937
- ISBN
- 9780333554937
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Condition: New
€ 194.65
€ 194.65
Paperback. Editor(s): Lin, Cheng-hung; Fu, Daiwie. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; GT; HB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 152. Weight in Grams: 430.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401051033
- ISBN
- 9789401051033
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€ 204.66
€ 204.66
Hardback. An introduction to the spectrum of issues in control theory and their bearing on technical linguistics today. It presents nine theoretical studies of control, exploring the subject across a range of languages and constructions and from a variety of perspectives, including syntax and semantics. Editor(s): Larson, Richard K.; Iatridou, S.; Lahiri, U.; Higginbotham, James. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792316923
- ISBN
- 9780792316923
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Condition: New
€ 201.14
€ 201.14
The New Theory of Reference. Kripke, Marcus, and Its Origins.
. Ed(S): Humphreys, Paul W.; Fetzer, James H.
Paperback. Deals with the debate over the origins of the New Theory of Reference. This book discusses who was responsible for the ideas that Saul Kripke presented in his "Naming and Necessity". It also discusses the contributions of philosophers such as Follesdal, Geach, Hintikka, Plantinga, and Stig Kanger to the development of modal semantics. Editor(s): Humphreys, Paul W.; Fetzer, James H. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792355786
- ISBN
- 9780792355786
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€ 199.94
€ 199.94
The New Theory of Reference. Kripke, Marcus, and its Origins.
. Ed(S): Humphreys, Paul W.; Fetzer, James H.
Hardback. A collection of essays, which is the definitive version of a widely discussed debate over the origins of the New Theory of Reference. It is suitable for those acquainted with these influential ideas. Editor(s): Humphreys, Paul W.; Fetzer, James H. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1360.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348986
- ISBN
- 9780792348986
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€ 200.09
€ 200.09
Hardback. In recent years, numerous important innovations in generative grammar have originated within the field of Germanic syntax. The 13 comparative studies in this volume aim to demonstrate how much the field has grown both in quantity and quality within the last decade. Editor(s): Haider, Hubert; Olsen, Susan; Vikner, Sten. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ACG; CFA; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332800
- ISBN
- 9780792332800
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€ 256.20
€ 256.20
Hardback. Shows that philosophers and linguists of quite different brands have tended to give undue priority to their own favorite theoretical framework, and have presupposed that the descriptive scheme invoked by that framework constitutes a pattern to which any linguistic practice somehow has to conform. Editor(s): Gustafsson, Martin; Hertzberg, Lars. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402006913
- ISBN
- 9781402006913
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€ 133.16
€ 133.16
Hardback. Comprising articles on the theory, acquisition and processing of island constraints, this work takes an interdisciplinary approach to this syntactic phenomenon. Both transformational and non-transformational approaches to island constraints are represented. Editor(s): Goodluck, Helen; Rochemont, Michael S. Series: Studies in Theoretical Psycholinguistics. Num Pages: 480 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792316893
- ISBN
- 9780792316893
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Condition: New
€ 435.82
€ 435.82
Hardback. Editor(s): Fetzer, James H.; Shatz, David; Schlesinger, George N. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792310464
- ISBN
- 9780792310464
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€ 200.81
€ 200.81
Hardback. This volume brings together twelve papers by linguists and philosophers contributing novel empirical and formal considerations to theorizing about vagueness. Three main issues are addressed: gradable expressions and comparison, the semantics of degree adverbs and intensifiers (such as 'clearly'), and ways of evading the sorites paradox. Editor(s): Egre, Paul; Klinedinst, Nathan. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230238619
- ISBN
- 9780230238619
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Condition: New
€ 68.09
€ 68.09
paperback. This volume brings together twelve papers by linguists and philosophers contributing novel empirical and formal considerations to theorizing about vagueness. Three main issues are addressed: gradable expressions and comparison, the semantics of degree adverbs and intensifiers (such as 'clearly'), and ways of evading the sorites paradox. Editor(s): Egre, Paul; Klinedinst, Nathan. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFGA; HPM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349315741
- ISBN
- 9781349315741
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€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Metasemantics presents new work on the philosophical foundations of linguistic semantics. Experts in the philosophy of language, metaphysics, and the theory of content provide new perspectives on old problems about linguistic meaning, pose questions that suggest novel research projects, and sharpen our understanding of linguistic representation. Editor(s): Burgess, Alexis; Sherman, Brett. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; HPJ; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199669592
- ISBN
- 9780199669592
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€ 123.31
€ 123.31
Paperback. This volume examines the complex interaction between the English language and the construction of ethnicity in the global English-speaking world. The essays demonstrate that the constructs of both "English" and "ethnicity" are contested sites of identity formation. Editor(s): Brutt-Griffler, J; Davies, C Evans; Evans Davies, Catherine. Series: Signs of Race. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; JFSL; JFSR; JHM; JHMC; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 411.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349388233
- ISBN
- 9781349388233
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Bostad, Finn; Brandist, Craig; Evensen, Lars Sigfred; Faber, Hege Charlotte. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; DSA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349513123
- ISBN
- 9781349513123
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
hardcover. This volume focuses on the relationship between morphology and psycholinguistics. Basic questions such as the following are discussed. To what extent does the morphological structure of a word play a role in its perception and production? Editor(s): Booij, Geert; Marle, Jaap van. Series: Yearbook of Morphology. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792345633
- ISBN
- 9780792345633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.94
€ 132.94