'And'
Conjunction Reduction Redux
$223.92
- Hardcover
1040 pages
- Release Date
21 July 2017
Summary
A bold argument that “and” always means “&,” the truth-functional sentential connective.In this book, Barry Schein argues that “and” is always the sentential logical connective with the same, one, meaning. “And” always means “&,” across the varied constructions in which it is tokened in natural language. Schein examines the constructions that challenge his thesis, and shows that the objections disappear when these constructions are translated into Eventish, a neo-Davidsonian event sem…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262035637 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262035634 |
| Author: | Barry Schein |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 1040 |
| Release Date: | 21 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 1.62kg |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm x 37mm |
| Series: | 'And' |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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About The Author
Barry Schein
Barry Schein is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Southern California and the author of Plurals and Events (MIT Press).
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