Logical Form in Natural Language

by William G. Lycan

Book Overview

In this book, a well-known and highly respected philosopher details the complicated anatomy of linguistic meaning, showing how its elements fit together; he explores the interface between "languages" considered as formal systems and the linguistic activities of human beings in speech situations; and he defends the autonomy of linguistic semantics as a branch of scientific psychology. The book's first Part sets out and defends the truth-theoretic method...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262121085
• ISBN13: 9780262121088
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.