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Context & Content eBook Series

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  • Context

    by Robert Stalnaker ...
    Series series Context & Content
    Robert Stalnaker explores the notion of the context in which speech takes place, its role in the interpretation of what is said, and in the explanation of the dynamics of discourse. He distinguishes different notions of context, but the main focus is on the notion of context as common ground, where the common ground is an evolving body of background information that is presumed to be shared by the ... Read more

    $30.59 USD

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    by Baby Professor ...
    The French culture and language are two of the most beautiful things ever created. Your kids liking and wanting to learn them must be a really good news. Keep their interest and value their willingness to learn by encouraging them to learn more. This book gives an easy access for beginners. You can get a copy here. ... Read more

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  • The Philosophy of Poetry

    The Genius of Lucretius

    by Henri Bergson ...
    This is a partial translation by Wade Baskin of the original French work Ecrits et Paroles (a 3 volume set, 665 pages) published between 1957 and 1959 by Henri Bergson.It includes the translation from Bergson's introduction to a French ed. of De rerum natura, by Lucretius published in 1884 under the title: Extraits de Lucre`ce. ... Read more

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  • Interpreting Figurative Meaning

    by Raymond W. Gibbs, Jr, Herbert L. Colston ...
    Interpreting Figurative Meaning critically evaluates the recent empirical work from psycholinguistics and neuroscience examining the successes and difficulties associated with interpreting figurative language. There is now a huge, often contradictory literature on how people understand figures of speech. Gibbs and Colston argue that there may not be a single theory or model that adequately ... Read more

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  • French is Fun, Friendly and Fantastic! | A Children's Learn French Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    This educational book about the French language aims to make your kids feel that they can do everything they want to do, achieve everything they focus their minds on achieving. The goal of this book is to never lose their interest in the subject so lessons here are made to be fun, friendly and yes, fantastic. Grab a copy for your children now. ... Read more

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  • Literacy and the Politics of Writing

    by Albertine Gaur ...
    With the growth of modern information technology, it is time to re-examine the concept and purpose of writing, and question the long cherished idea that the alphabet stands at the apex of a hierarchy towards which all 'proper' forms of writing must necessarily progress. This beautifully illustrated book shows that the primary purpose of writing is the ability to store and transmit information, ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • Speech Act Theory and Pragmatics

    Edited by John Searle, F. Kiefer, M. Bierwisch ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    In the study of language, as in any other systematic study, there is no neutral terminology. Every technical term is an expression of the assumptions and theoretical presuppositions of its users; and in this introduction, we want to clarify some of the issues that have surrounded the assumptions behind the use of the two terms "speech acts" and "pragmatics". The notion of a speech act is fairly ... Read more

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  • Paraconsistency: Logic and Applications

    Edited by Koji Tanaka, Francesco Berto, Edwin Mares, Francesco Paoli ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    A logic is called 'paraconsistent' if it rejects the rule called 'ex contradictione quodlibet', according to which any conclusion follows from inconsistent premises. While logicians have proposed many technically developed paraconsistent logical systems and contemporary philosophers like Graham Priest have advanced the view that some contradictions can be true, and advocated a paraconsistent logic ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Pragmatics

    Edited by Yan Huang ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    This volume brings together distinguished scholars from all over the world to present an authoritative, thorough, and yet accessible state-of-the-art survey of current issues in pragmatics. Following an introduction by the editor, the volume is divided into five thematic parts. Chapters in Part I are concerned with schools of thought, foundations, and theories, while Part II deals with central ... Read more

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  • Linguistics and Aphasia

    Psycholinguistic and Pragmatic Aspects of Intervention

    by Ruth Lesser, Lesley Milroy ...
    Series series Language In Social Life
    Linguistics and Aphasia is a major study of recent developments in applying psycholinguistics and pragmatics to the study of acquired language disorders (aphasia) and their remediation.Psycholinguistic analyses of aphasia interpret disorders in terms of damaged modules and processes within what was once a normal language system. These analyses have progressed to the point that they now routinely ... Read more

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  • Assertion

    On the Philosophical Significance of Assertoric Speech

    by Sanford C. Goldberg ...
    Sanford C. Goldberg presents a novel account of the speech act of assertion. He defends the view that this type of speech act is answerable to a constitutive norm--the norm of assertion. The hypothesis that assertion is answerable to a robustly epistemic norm is uniquely suited to explain assertion's philosophical significance--its connections to other philosophically interesting topics. These ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Beyond the Letter (Routledge Revivals)

    A Philosophical Inquiry into Ambiguity, Vagueness and Methaphor in Language

    by Israel Scheffler ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Ambiguity, vagueness and metaphor are pervasive features of language, deserving of systematic study in their own right. Yet they have frequently been considered mere deviations from ideal language or obstacles to be avoided in the construction of scientific systems. First published in 1979, Beyond the Letter offers a consecutive study of these features from a philosphical point of view, providing ... Read more

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