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Words and ContentsWords and Contents

Words and Contents

John Perry, Richard Vallée

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"The papers in Richard Vallée's Words and Contents span twenty-one years. The author navigates the discovery and exploration of different expressions and perspectives on language in this volume. Beginning with referring expressions and later addressing context sensitivity, the book examines how specific words contribute to the contents of utterances and the philosophical issues that surround them"--

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OL Work ID
OL25056532W

Subjects

Language and languagesSemanticsMeaning (philosophy)VocabularyIndexicals (Semantics)Connotation (Linguistics)Context (Linguistics)Proposition (Logic)Semantics (Philosophy)

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