From Whorf to Montague
Author | : Pieter A. M. Seuren |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2013-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199682195 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199682194 |
Rating | : 4/5 (194 Downloads) |
Download or read book From Whorf to Montague written by Pieter A. M. Seuren and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the relations between language, the world, and the mind. Pieter Seuren argues that language requires a theory with abstract principles and that grammars are neither autonomous nor independent of meaning but mediate between propositionally structured thoughts and systems, such as speech, for the production of utterances.