The Logic of Language: Language from Within Volume II

by Pieter A.M. Seuren

The Logic of Language opens a new perspective on logic. Pieter Seuren argues that the logic of language derives from the lexical meanings of the logical operators. These meanings, however, prove not to be consistent. Seuren solves this problem through an indepth analysis of the functional
adequacy of natural predicate logic and standard modern logic for natural linguistic interaction. He then develops a general theory of discourse-bound interpretation,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199559481
• ISBN13: 9780199559480
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.