From Whorf to Montague
Author | : Pieter A. M. Seuren |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2013-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199682195 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199682194 |
Rating | : 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis From Whorf to Montague by : Pieter A. M. Seuren
Download or read book From Whorf to Montague written by Pieter A. M. Seuren and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the relations between language, the world, and the mind. Pieter Seuren argues that language requires a theory with abstract principles and that grammars are neither autonomous nor independent of meaning but mediate between propositionally structured thoughts and systems, such as speech, for the production of utterances.