Context-Dependence, Perspective and Relativity /
Context-Dependence, Perspective and Relativity /
ed. by Francois Recanati, Isidora Stojanovic, Neftali Villanueva.
- 1 online resource (356 p.)
- Mouton Series in Pragmatics [MSP] , 6 1864-6409 ; .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Implicit content (1): philosophical perspectives -- Unarticulated tension -- What is said -- Context dependency in thought -- 2. Implicit content (2): linguistic perspectives -- Contextual domain restriction and the definite determiner -- The model theory for words with context-sensitive implicit arguments -- Three types of ellipsis -- 3. Relativism, knowledge ascriptions, and predicates of personal taste -- Relativism, disagreement and predicates of personal taste -- Knowledge attributions and relevant epistemic standards -- 4. Perspectival shifts -- On words and thoughts about oneself -- Indirect discourse, relativism, and contexts that point to other contexts -- 5. Perspectival facts -- Is relativity a requirement for mind-dependence? -- Perspectival truth and perspectival realism -- Backmatter
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
This volume brings together original papers by linguists and philosophers on the role of context and perspective in language and thought. Several contributions are concerned with the contextualism/relativism debate, which has loomed large in recent philosophical discussions. In a substantial introduction, the editors survey the field and map out the relevant issues and positions.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783110227765 9783110227772
10.1515/9783110227772 doi
Context (Linguistics).
Information theory.
Philology. Linguistics.
Semantics.
Kontext.
Semantik.
Sprachphilosophie.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
Discourse Analysis. Interpersonal Communication. Pragmatics.
P325.5.C65 / C649 2010eb
401.43
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Implicit content (1): philosophical perspectives -- Unarticulated tension -- What is said -- Context dependency in thought -- 2. Implicit content (2): linguistic perspectives -- Contextual domain restriction and the definite determiner -- The model theory for words with context-sensitive implicit arguments -- Three types of ellipsis -- 3. Relativism, knowledge ascriptions, and predicates of personal taste -- Relativism, disagreement and predicates of personal taste -- Knowledge attributions and relevant epistemic standards -- 4. Perspectival shifts -- On words and thoughts about oneself -- Indirect discourse, relativism, and contexts that point to other contexts -- 5. Perspectival facts -- Is relativity a requirement for mind-dependence? -- Perspectival truth and perspectival realism -- Backmatter
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
This volume brings together original papers by linguists and philosophers on the role of context and perspective in language and thought. Several contributions are concerned with the contextualism/relativism debate, which has loomed large in recent philosophical discussions. In a substantial introduction, the editors survey the field and map out the relevant issues and positions.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783110227765 9783110227772
10.1515/9783110227772 doi
Context (Linguistics).
Information theory.
Philology. Linguistics.
Semantics.
Kontext.
Semantik.
Sprachphilosophie.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
Discourse Analysis. Interpersonal Communication. Pragmatics.
P325.5.C65 / C649 2010eb
401.43