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5 - Philosophy of Language, Ontology, and Logic

from Part II - Some Foundational Issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 November 2021

By
Chris Fox
Edited by
Piotr Stalmaszczyk
Piotr Stalmaszczyk
Affiliation:
University of Lodz, Poland
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Summary

This chapter considers the various philosophical and methodological questions that arise in the formal analysis of the semantics of language. Formal semantics aims to provide a systematic account of the meaning of language in a rigorous formal framework. It is typically a rule-based analysis of the relevant data and intuitions. This is a broad and complex problem, given the nuances in the use and meaning of everyday language. In practice, this means that a given analysis will confine itself to some specific aspect of meaning, an appropriate sample of the language, and some constrained context of use.

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The Cambridge Handbook of the Philosophy of Language , pp. 107 - 123
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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