Varieties of Tone
Frege, Dummett and the Shades of Meaning
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Reference, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics
| Author: | R. Kortum | ISBN: | 9781137263544 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | November 15, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | R. Kortum |
| ISBN: | 9781137263544 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | November 15, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
In clear and lively prose that avoids jargon, the author carefully and systematically examines the many kinds of subtly nuanced words or word-pairs of everyday discourse such as 'and'-'but', 'before'-'ere', 'Chinese'-'Chink', and 'sweat'-'perspiration', that have proven resistant to truth-conditional explanations of meaning.
In clear and lively prose that avoids jargon, the author carefully and systematically examines the many kinds of subtly nuanced words or word-pairs of everyday discourse such as 'and'-'but', 'before'-'ere', 'Chinese'-'Chink', and 'sweat'-'perspiration', that have proven resistant to truth-conditional explanations of meaning.
