عنوان

Knowledge and Language :

(Number (ISBN

9401118426

(Number (ISBN

9789401118422

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b594937

Title Proper

Knowledge and Language :

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[Book]

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Volume II Lexical and Conceptual Structure

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Eric Reuland, Werner Abraham.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Dordrecht

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer Netherlands

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1993

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(vii, 238 pages)

Text of Note

Semantic Structures and Semantic Properties --; The Combinatorial Structure of Thought: The Family of Causative Concepts --; Input Systems, Anaphora, Ellipsis and Operator Binding --; Conceptual Structure and its Relation to the Structure of Lexical Entries --; Lexical Mapping --; Obligatory Adjuncts and the Structure of Events --; Stage and Adjunct Predicates: Licensing and Structure in Secondary Predication Constructions --; Middle Constructions in Dutch and English --; Notes on Contributors --; Index of Names --; Index of Subjects.

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Volume I Studying the relation between knowledge and language, one may distinguish two different lines of inquiry, one focusing on language as a body of knowledge, the other on language as a vehicle of knowledge. Approaching language as a body of knowledge one faces questions concerning its structure, and the relation with other types of knowledge. One will ask, then, how language is acquired and to what extent the acquisition of language and the structure of the language faculty model relate to aspects of other cognitive capacities. If language is approached as a vehicle for knowledge, the question arises what enables linguistic entities to represent facts about the world? To what extent does this rely on conventional aspects of meanings? Is it possible for language, when used non-conventionally as in metaphors, to convey intersubjective knowledge? If so (and it does seem to be the case), one may wonder what makes this possible. This book investigates the role of conceptual structure in cognitive processes, exploring it from the perspectives of philosophy of language, linguistics, political philosophy, psychology, literary theory, aesthetics, and philosophy of science. Volume II.

Humanities.

Linguistics.

Semantics.

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Book number

edited by Eric Reuland, Werner Abraham.

Eric Reuland

Werner Abraham

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[Book]

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