What do we talk about when we talk? : speculative grammar and the semantics and pragmatics of focus
Grammar, Comparative and general Language and languages Logic Speculative grammar Pragmática Semántica Grammaire spéculative Langage et langues Logique Sujet et prédicat LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Spekulative Grammatik Thema-Rhema-Gliederung Focus (taalkunde) sähkökirjat
Benjamins
1981
EISBN 9789027225139
WHAT DO WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK? Speculative grammar and the semantics and pragmatics of focus; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; 0. INTRODUCTIO; 1. SPECULATIVE GRAMMAR; 1.0 Introduction; 1.1 Ontology; 1.2 Philosophy of mind; 1.2.1 Storing and interacting; 1.2.2 Beliefs and desires; 1.2.3 Consciousness and beliefs; 1.2.4 Intentionality and desires; 1.3 Semantics versus pragmatics; 1.3.0 Introduction; 1.3.1 Context-independence versus context-dependence; 1.3.2 Truth versus appropriateness; 1.3.3 Mental states versus conceptualizations.
This monograph deals with the 'aboutness' of language. First, the sense in which language 'is about' or 'reflects' both reality and a mental picture of reality is turned into a cornerstone of a reflectionist or 'Speculative Grammarian' semantics and pragmatics. Second, the 'Speculative Grammar' idea is made concrete in a logico-linguistic account of the way language 'is about' the whole of reality as well as about certain fractions of it. Third, the reflectionist perspective is used for a universalist account of the way speech acts 'are about' their subjects, topics, and foci.
This monograph deals with the 'aboutness' of language. First, the sense in which language 'is about' or 'reflects' both reality and a mental picture of reality is turned into a cornerstone of a reflectionist or 'Speculative Grammarian' semantics and pragmatics. Second, the 'Speculative Grammar' idea is made concrete in a logico-linguistic account of the way language 'is about' the whole of reality as well as about certain fractions of it. Third, the reflectionist perspective is used for a universalist account of the way speech acts 'are about' their subjects, topics, and foci.
