Continuations and natural language

The continuation of an expression is a portion of its surrounding context. This book proposes and defends the continuation hypothesis: that the meaning of a natural language expression can depend on its own continuation (it can denote a function on its surrounding context).

Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Barker, Chris, Shan, Chung-chieh
Weitere Verfasser:
Shan, Chung-Chieh (MitwirkendeR)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Zusammenfassung:
The continuation of an expression is a portion of its surrounding context. This book proposes and defends the continuation hypothesis: that the meaning of a natural language expression can depend on its own continuation (it can denote a function on its surrounding context).
Umfang:
1 online resource.
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Schriftenreihe:
Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics Continuations and natural language
ISBN:
0-19-175741-1
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