| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 401 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Reihe Germanistische Linguistik ; 170
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Reihe Germanistische Linguistik ; 170.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
1. Einleitung. 2. Vortheoretische Gebrauchsbeschreibungen und Vorgeschichte einer Gebrauchstheorie der Bedeutung -- 3. Ansätze zu einer handlungstheoretischen Semantik -- 4. Probleme und exemplarische Analysen -- 5. Ergebnisse und Zusammenfassung. |
| Summary |
Annotation The meaning of expressions in a language is equivalent to the way they are used in a given language community. Views of this nature are central to the assumptions underlying 'usage theories of meaning' and 'action-theoretical semantics'. The first major section of the book provides an overview of approaches to establishing an action-theoretical semantics and the productive aspects these approaches have engendered (Wittgenstein, ordinary language philosophy, speech-act theory, the discussion sparked off by Grice, game-theoretical semantics, philologically oriented semantics etc.). The second major part is given over to a discussion of central problems of action-theoretical semantics (fundamental concepts, truth-conditions and use-conditions, compositional meaning, forms of meaning description, literal meaning and variety of uses etc.). |
| Audience |
Scholarly & Professional Verlag Max Niemeyer. |
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17-17 Verlag Max Niemeyer. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Language |
In German. |
| Subject |
Semantics.
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Semantics. |
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Language and languages.
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Language and languages. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic book.
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| ISBN |
9783484311701 (electronic book) |
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3484311703 (electronic book) |
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9783110941005 (electronic book) |
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3110941007 (electronic book) |
| Standard No. |
9783484311701 |
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