Varieties of Tone: Frege, Dummett and the Shades of Meaning
In clear and lively prose that avoids jargon, the author carefully and systematically examines the many kinds of subtly nuanced words or word-pairs of everyday discourse such as 'and'-'but', 'before'-'ere', 'Chinese'-'Chink', and 'sweat'-'perspiration', that have proven resistant to truth-conditional explanations of meaning.
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Varieties of Tone: Frege, Dummett and the Shades of Meaning
In clear and lively prose that avoids jargon, the author carefully and systematically examines the many kinds of subtly nuanced words or word-pairs of everyday discourse such as 'and'-'but', 'before'-'ere', 'Chinese'-'Chink', and 'sweat'-'perspiration', that have proven resistant to truth-conditional explanations of meaning.
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Varieties of Tone: Frege, Dummett and the Shades of Meaning

Varieties of Tone: Frege, Dummett and the Shades of Meaning

by R. Kortum
Varieties of Tone: Frege, Dummett and the Shades of Meaning

Varieties of Tone: Frege, Dummett and the Shades of Meaning

by R. Kortum

Overview

In clear and lively prose that avoids jargon, the author carefully and systematically examines the many kinds of subtly nuanced words or word-pairs of everyday discourse such as 'and'-'but', 'before'-'ere', 'Chinese'-'Chink', and 'sweat'-'perspiration', that have proven resistant to truth-conditional explanations of meaning.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781349442591
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date: 01/01/2013
Edition description: 1st ed. 2013
Pages: 258
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Richard Kortum is Associate Professor of Philosophy at East Tennessee State University, USA. He was educated at Duke University, Cambridge University, and Oxford University where he received his D.Phil. in philosophy of language under Sir Michael Dummett.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction PART I: HISTORICAL PRELIMINARIES PART II: VARIETIES OF TONE PART III: TONE AND THE REPRESENTATIONAL CHARACTER OF MEANING Index Bibliography
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