The Linguistic Description of Opaque Contexts
The study of opacity falls under the general programme of showing how the meaning of any complex sentence is composed from the meanings of its constituent clauses, phrases and words. Opaque constructions are special from this point of view because the compositional principles that determine their meaning are so intricate. The main argument of this book is that the systematic ambiguity of opaque constructions has generally been underestimated.

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The Linguistic Description of Opaque Contexts
The study of opacity falls under the general programme of showing how the meaning of any complex sentence is composed from the meanings of its constituent clauses, phrases and words. Opaque constructions are special from this point of view because the compositional principles that determine their meaning are so intricate. The main argument of this book is that the systematic ambiguity of opaque constructions has generally been underestimated.

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The Linguistic Description of Opaque Contexts

The Linguistic Description of Opaque Contexts

by Janet Dean Fodor
The Linguistic Description of Opaque Contexts

The Linguistic Description of Opaque Contexts

by Janet Dean Fodor

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Overview

The study of opacity falls under the general programme of showing how the meaning of any complex sentence is composed from the meanings of its constituent clauses, phrases and words. Opaque constructions are special from this point of view because the compositional principles that determine their meaning are so intricate. The main argument of this book is that the systematic ambiguity of opaque constructions has generally been underestimated.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781138989535
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 11/26/2015
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Linguistics
Pages: 388
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Opacity and Indefinite Noun Phrases 3. Opacity and Definite Noun Phrases 4. Opacity and Descriptions 5. The Syntax of Opaque Constructions

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