Subjectivity and Perspective in Truth-Theoretic Semantics

by Peter Lasersohn

Book Overview

This book explores linguistic and philosophical issues presented by sentences expressing personal taste, such as Roller coasters are fun, or Licorice is tasty. Standard semantic theories explain the meanings of sentences by specifying the conditions under which they are true; here, Peter Lasersohn asks how we can account for sentences that are concerned with matters of opinion rather than matters of fact. He argues that a truth-theoretic semantic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199573689
• ISBN13: 9780199573684
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.6"