Sorting the world :: on the relevance of the kind/object-distinction to referential semantics /

The basic hypothesis of this book is that linguistic reference to kinds should be seen as reference to sortal concepts, i.e. cognitive categories for identifying and classifying objects. Viewed that way, kinds serve as the interface between the conceptual system and the grammatical system. Kind-leve...

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1. Verfasser: Mueller-Reichau, Olav
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Frankfurt : Ontos Verlag, 2011.
Schriftenreihe:Linguistics & philosophy ; v. 4.
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Zusammenfassung:The basic hypothesis of this book is that linguistic reference to kinds should be seen as reference to sortal concepts, i.e. cognitive categories for identifying and classifying objects. Viewed that way, kinds serve as the interface between the conceptual system and the grammatical system. Kind-level predicates differ as to whether they presuppose (e.g. to be extinct) or entail (e.g. to invent) the existence of objects, with crucial consequences for the interpretation of indefinite argument noun phrases. Moreover, object reference always involves underlying kind reference, but kind reference d.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (165 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783110323580
3110323583
3868381139
9783868381139
3110323036
9783110323030

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