Simple Sentences, Substitution, and Intuitions
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
| Author: | Jennifer M. Saul | ISBN: | 9780191614583 |
| Publisher: | OUP Oxford | Publication: | August 5, 2010 |
| Imprint: | OUP Oxford | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jennifer M. Saul |
| ISBN: | 9780191614583 |
| Publisher: | OUP Oxford |
| Publication: | August 5, 2010 |
| Imprint: | OUP Oxford |
| Language: | English |
The phenomenon of substitution failure is a longstanding focus of discussion for philosophers of language. Substitution failure occurs when a change from one co-referential name to another (e.g. from 'Superman' to 'Clark Kent') affects the truth-value of a sentence. Jennifer Saul has shown that this can occur even in the simplest of sentences. She presents the first full-length treatment of this puzzling feature of language, and explores its implications for the theory of reference and names, and for the methodology of semantics.
The phenomenon of substitution failure is a longstanding focus of discussion for philosophers of language. Substitution failure occurs when a change from one co-referential name to another (e.g. from 'Superman' to 'Clark Kent') affects the truth-value of a sentence. Jennifer Saul has shown that this can occur even in the simplest of sentences. She presents the first full-length treatment of this puzzling feature of language, and explores its implications for the theory of reference and names, and for the methodology of semantics.
