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Descriptions in Context - Routledge Library Editions: Semantics and Semiology Cleo A. Condoravdi 1st edition
Descriptions in Context - Routledge Library Editions: Semantics and Semiology
Cleo A. Condoravdi
First published in 1997, this book focuses on the semantics of definite and indefinite descriptions ? taking the presuppositional theory of definiteness and indefiniteness proposed by Heim as a starting point. It seeks to show that there exists a special type of indefinites that have an interpretation commonly associated with definites. It further argues that the felicity conditions associated with indefinite NP?s can vary and develops a more fine-grained theory of novelty within the framework of File Change Semantics. More generally, this work can be seen as providing an empirical argument in favour of a dynamic theory of meaning and against the more traditional truth-conditional theory.
203 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 27, 2018 |
| ISBN13 | 9781138697416 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 216 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 453 g |
| Language | English |