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Context and Coherence: The Logic and Grammar of Prominence Stojnic, Una (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Princeton University)
Context and Coherence: The Logic and Grammar of Prominence
Stojnic, Una (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Princeton University)
Natural languages are riddled with context-sensitivity, yet how do we understand one another so effortlessly? Contrary to the dominant position, this book argues that meaning is determined entirely by discourse conventions, as we draw on a broad array of subtle linguistic conventions that determine the interpretation of context-sensitive items.
256 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 25, 2021 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198865469 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 240 |
| Dimensions | 163 × 240 × 13 mm · 498 g |
| Language | English |