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Linguistic Meaning Meets Linguistic Form by Patrick Duffley, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

From Patrick Duffley

Current price: $63.80
Linguistic Meaning Meets Linguistic Form by Patrick Duffley, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Linguistic Meaning Meets Linguistic Form by Patrick Duffley, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

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Linguistic Meaning Meets Linguistic Form by Patrick Duffley, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

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This book steers a middle course between two opposing conceptions that currently dominate the field of semantics, the logical and cognitive approaches. Patrick Duffley brings to light the inadequacies of both of these frameworks, arguing that linguistic semantics must be based on thelinguistic sign itself and on the meaning that it conveys across the full range of its uses. The book offers 12 case studies that demonstrate the explanatory power of a sign-based semantics, dealing with topics such as complementation with aspectual and causative verbs, control and raising, wh-words, full-verb inversion, and existential-there constructions. It calls for a radical revision of the semantics/pragmatics interface, proposing that the dividing line be drawn between content that is linguistically encoded and content that is not encoded but still communicated. While traditionallinguistic analysis often places meaning at the level of the sentence or construction, this volume argues that meaning belongs at the lower level of linguistic items, where the linguistic sign is stored in a stable, permanent, and direct relation with its meaning outside of any particular context. Building linguistic analysis from the ground up in this way provides it with a more solid foundation and increases its explanatory power. | Linguistic Meaning Meets Linguistic Form by Patrick Duffley, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

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