Truth And Veridicality In Grammar And Thought

Author : Anastasia Giannakidou,Alda Mari
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226763484

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Truth and Veridicality in Grammar and Thought by Anastasia Giannakidou,Alda Mari Pdf

Can language directly access what is true, or is the truth judgment affected by the subjective, perhaps even solipsistic, constructs of reality built by the speakers of that language? The construction of such subjective representations is known as veridicality, and in this book Anastasia Giannakidou and Alda Mari deftly address the interaction between truth and veridicality in the grammatical phenomena of mood choice: the indicative and subjunctive choice in the complements of modal expressions and propositional attitude verbs. Combining several strands of analysis—formal linguistic semantics, syntactic theory, modal logic, and philosophy of language—Giannakidou and Mari’s theory not only enriches the analysis of linguistic modality, but also offers a unified perspective of modals and propositional attitudes. Their synthesis covers mood, modality, and attitude verbs in Greek and Romance languages, while also offering broader applications for languages lacking systematic mood distinction, such as English. Truth and Veridicality in Grammar and Thought promises to shape longstanding conversations in formal semantics, pragmatics, and philosophy of language, among other areas of linguistics.

Author : Gabriela Alboiu,Daniela Isac,Alexandru Nicolae
Publisher : Editura Universității din București - Bucharest University Press
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9786061613557

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A Life in Linguistics by Gabriela Alboiu,Daniela Isac,Alexandru Nicolae Pdf

Alexandra Cornilescu is an internationally renowned linguist, whose pioneering ideas have been influential in developing generative grammar in Romania, Europe and beyond. The weightiness of her contributions to the field is matched only by her talent for disseminating them. Ever since 1970, when she started teaching at the University of Bucharest, she has continuously played a tireless and inspirational role in the creation of several generations of linguists, which the academic world has come to admiringly refer to as The Bucharest School. As the initiator of the AICED conference, held annually in the English Department at the University of Bucharest, she has turned it into one of the leading platforms of generative linguistics in Europe. She has published extensively on Romanian and English linguistics and is also the founder and past editor of the journal Bucharest Working Papers in Linguistics. On the occasion of her 75th birthday, her friends, students and colleagues celebrate Alexandra Cornilescu’s work with this collection of essays on various topics of current theoretical interest.

Author : Łukasz Jędrzejowski,Carla Umbach
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780192658999

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Non-Interrogative Subordinate Wh-Clauses by Łukasz Jędrzejowski,Carla Umbach Pdf

This volume examines subordinate wh-clauses that lack an interrogative interpretation, particularly those in which the wh-word seems to deviate from its literal meaning. These include subordinate manner wh-clauses that have a declarative-like meaning, locative wh-clauses expressing kinds, and headed relatives that serve as recognitional cues, among many others. While regular interrogative embedding has been widely studied in recent years, little is known about the circumstances under which non-interrogative (subordinate) wh-clauses are licensed, nor why some, but not all, wh-phrases can be polyfunctional. The chapters in the book combine the study of cross-linguistic variation in patterns of subordination with formal semantic and syntactic analyses, with data drawn from a wide range of languages including Basque, Czech, English, Mandarin, Romanian, and Taiwan Southern Min. They provide novel insights into the ways in which wh-phrases can be used to introduce complements, relative clauses, and adverbial clauses, and show how the meanings associated with wh-words are exploited beyond their standard distribution. The findings have implications for our understanding of both the phenomenon of subordination as a whole and the relationship between form and meaning in wh-clauses.

Author : Lena Baunaz,Genoveva Puskás
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022-07-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783031045400

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A Cross-linguistic Approach to the Syntax of Subjunctive Mood by Lena Baunaz,Genoveva Puskás Pdf

This monograph gives a unified account of the syntactic distribution of subjunctive mood across languages, including Romance, Balkan (South Slavic and Modern Greek), and Hungarian, among others. Starting from a close scrutiny of the environments in which subjunctive mood occurs and of its semantic contribution, we present a feature-based approach which reveals the common properties of the class of verbs which embed subjunctive, and which takes into account the variation in subjunctive-related complementizers. Two main proposals can be highlighted: (i) the lexical semantics of the main clause predicate plays a crucial role in mood selection. More specifically subjunctive mood is regulated by a specific property of the main predicate, the emotive property, which is associated with the external argument of the embedding verb (usually the Subject). The book proposes a nanosyntactic analysis of the internal structure of embedding verbs. (ii) Cross- and intra-linguistic variations are dealt with according to different patterns of lexicalization, i.e., variations depend on what portions of the verb’s and complementizer’s functional sequence is lexicalized and on how it is packaged by languages. In doing so, this approach provides a uniform account of the phenomenon of embedded subjunctives. The monograph takes a novel, feature-based approach to the question of subjunctive licensing, providing a detailed analysis of the features of the matrix verb, of the complementizer and of the embedded subjunctive clause. It is also based on a wide empirical coverage, ranging from the relatively well-studied groups of Romance and Balkan languages to less explored languages from non-Indo-European families (Hungarian).

Author : L. T. F. Gamut
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0226280845

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Logic, Language, and Meaning, Volume 1 by L. T. F. Gamut Pdf

Although the two volumes of Logic, Language, and Meaning can be used independently of one another, together they provide a comprehensive overview of modern logic as it is used as a tool in the analysis of natural language. Both volumes provide exercises and their solutions. Volume 1, Introduction to Logic, begins with a historical overview and then offers a thorough introduction to standard propositional and first-order predicate logic. It provides both a syntactic and a semantic approach to inference and validity, and discusses their relationship. Although language and meaning receive special attention, this introduction is also accessible to those with a more general interest in logic. In addition, the volume contains a survey of such topics as definite descriptions, restricted quantification, second-order logic, and many-valued logic. The pragmatic approach to non-truthconditional and conventional implicatures are also discussed. Finally, the relation between logic and formal syntax is treated, and the notions of rewrite rule, automation, grammatical complexity, and language hierarchy are explained.

Author : Werner Abraham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107021228

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Modality in Syntax, Semantics and Pragmatics by Werner Abraham Pdf

An innovative survey that covers the linguistic questions of modality and mood, offering a new model for the phenomenon.

Author : Peter Hanks,Peter W. Hanks
Publisher : Context & Content
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199684892

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Propositional Content by Peter Hanks,Peter W. Hanks Pdf

Peter Hanks defends a new theory about the nature of propositional content, according to which the basic bearers of representational properties are particular mental or spoken actions. He explains the unity of propositions and provides new solutions to a long list of puzzles and problems in philosophy of language.

Author : L. T. F. Gamut
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0226280888

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Logic, Language, and Meaning by L. T. F. Gamut Pdf

Author : Tyler Burge
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 645 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199581405

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Origins of Objectivity by Tyler Burge Pdf

Tyler Burge's study investigates the most primitive ways in which individuals represent the physical world. By reflecting on the science of perception and related psychological and biological sciences, Burge outlines the constitutive conditions for perceiving the physical world, thus locating the origins of representational mind.

Author : Patrick Duffley
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780198850700

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Linguistic Meaning Meets Linguistic Form by Patrick Duffley Pdf

This book steers a middle course between two opposing conceptions that currently dominate the field of semantics, the logical and cognitive approaches. Patrick Duffley brings to light the inadequacies of both of these frameworks, arguing that linguistic semantics must be based on the linguistic sign itself and on the meaning that it conveys across the full range of its uses. The book offers 12 case studies that demonstrate the explanatory power of a sign-based semantics, dealing with topics such as complementation with aspectual and causative verbs, control and raising, wh- words, full-verb inversion, and existential-there constructions. It calls for a radical revision of the semantics/pragmatics interface, proposing that the dividing line be drawn between content that is linguistically encoded and content that is not encoded but still communicated. While traditional linguistic analysis often places meaning at the level of the sentence or construction, this volume argues that meaning belongs at the lower level of linguistic items, where the linguistic sign is stored in a stable, permanent, and direct relation with its meaning outside of any particular context. Building linguistic analysis from the ground up in this way provides it with a more solid foundation and increases its explanatory power.

Author : Carson T. Schütze
Publisher : Language Science Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783946234029

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The empirical base of linguistics by Carson T. Schütze Pdf

Throughout much of the history of linguistics, grammaticality judgments - intuitions about the well-formedness of sentences - have constituted most of the empirical base against which theoretical hypothesis have been tested. Although such judgments often rest on subtle intuitions, there is no systematic methodology for eliciting them, and their apparent instability and unreliability have led many to conclude that they should be abandoned as a source of data. Carson T. Schütze presents here a detailed critical overview of the vast literature on the nature and utility of grammaticality judgments and other linguistic intuitions, and the ways they have been used in linguistic research. He shows how variation in the judgment process can arise from factors such as biological, cognitive, and social differences among subjects, the particular elicitation method used, and extraneous features of the materials being judged. He then assesses the status of judgments as reliable indicators of a speaker's grammar. Integrating substantive and methodological findings, Schütze proposes a model in which grammaticality judgments result from interaction of linguistic competence with general cognitive processes. He argues that this model provides the underpinning for empirical arguments to show that once extragrammatical variance is factored out, universal grammar succumbs to a simpler, more elegant analysis than judgment data initially lead us to expect. Finally, Schütze offers numerous practical suggestions on how to collect better and more useful data. The result is a work of vital importance that will be required reading for linguists, cognitive psychologists, and philosophers of language alike.

Author : Alda Mari,Claire Beyssade,Fabio Del Prete
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199691807

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Genericity by Alda Mari,Claire Beyssade,Fabio Del Prete Pdf

This book provides an up-to-date introduction to the study of generics. It gathers new work from senior and young researchers and is organized along three main areas of study: the generic and individuals; genericity and time; and the sources of genericity and types of judgment.

Author : Ralph Fasold,Jeffrey Connor-Linton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006-03-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521847681

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An Introduction to Language and Linguistics by Ralph Fasold,Jeffrey Connor-Linton Pdf

This accessible textbook offers balanced and uniformly excellent coverage of modern linguistics.

Author : Donald Davidson
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0674030222

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Truth and Predication by Donald Davidson Pdf

This brief book takes readers to the very heart of what it is that philosophy can do well. Completed shortly before Donald Davidson's death at 85, Truth and Predication brings full circle a journey moving from the insights of Plato and Aristotle to the problems of contemporary philosophy. In particular, Davidson, countering many of his contemporaries, argues that the concept of truth is not ambiguous, and that we need an effective theory of truth in order to live well. Davidson begins by harking back to an early interest in the classics, and an even earlier engagement with the workings of grammar; in the pleasures of diagramming sentences in grade school, he locates his first glimpse into the mechanics of how we conduct the most important activities in our life--such as declaring love, asking directions, issuing orders, and telling stories. Davidson connects these essential questions with the most basic and yet hard to understand mysteries of language use--how we connect noun to verb. This is a problem that Plato and Aristotle wrestled with, and Davidson draws on their thinking to show how an understanding of linguistic behavior is critical to the formulating of a workable concept of truth. Anchored in classical philosophy, Truth and Predication nonetheless makes telling use of the work of a great number of modern philosophers from Tarski and Dewey to Quine and Rorty. Representing the very best of Western thought, it reopens the most difficult and pressing of ancient philosophical problems, and reveals them to be very much of our day.

Author : Bede Rundle
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UCAL:B4396908

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Grammar in Philosophy by Bede Rundle Pdf