Literal Meaning by Fran?ois Recanati (English) Paperback Book

Description: Literal Meaning by François Recanati Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Do we need pragmatics to fix truth-conditions? What is literal meaning? To what extent is semantic composition a creative process? How pervasive is context-sensitivity? François Recanati defends contextualism and offers an informed survey of the spectrum of positions held by linguists and philosophers working at the semantics/pragmatics interface. Publisher Description According to the dominant position among philosophers of language today, we can legitimately ascribe determinate contents (such as truth-conditions) to natural language sentences, independently of what the speaker actually means. This view contrasts with that held by ordinary language philosophers fifty years ago: according to them, speech acts, not sentences, are the primary bearers of content. François Recanati argues for the relevance of this controversy to the current debate about semantics and pragmatics. Is what is said (as opposed to merely implied) determined by linguistic conventions, or is it an aspect of speakers meaning? Do we need pragmatics to fix truth-conditions? What is literal meaning? To what extent is semantic composition a creative process? How pervasive is context-sensitivity? Recanati provides an original and insightful defence of contextualism, and offers an informed survey of the spectrum of positions held by linguists and philosophers working at the semantics/pragmatics interface. Author Biography François Recanati is a Research Director at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS, Paris). He has published many papers and several books on the philosophy of language and mind, including Meaning and Force (Cambridge, 1988), Direct Reference (1993), and Oratio Obliqua, Oratio Recta (2000). He is also co-founder and past President of the European Society for Analytic Philosophy. Details ISBN 0521537363 ISBN-13 9780521537360 Title Literal Meaning Author François Recanati Format Paperback Year 2003 Pages 188 Publisher Cambridge University Press GE_Item_ID:7737120; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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