The Limits to Debate: A Revised Theory of Semantic Presupposition by Noel Burton

Description: The Limits to Debate: A Revised Theory of Semantic Presupposition by Noel Burton-Roberts Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Noel Burton-Roberts has made an authoritative contribution to a debate which has involved philosophers and linguists for many years. His command of the issues, his clarity of exposition and his theoretical insight may well serve to change the boundaries of that debate. Publisher Description Exponents and critics of semantic presupposition have almost invariably based their discussion on the (Standard) definition of presupposition implied by Frege and Strawson. In this study Noel Burton-Roberts argues convincingly against this definition, that leads it to a three-valued semantics. He presents a very simple semantic definition which is weaker, more general and leads to a semantics more easily interpreted as two-valued with gaps. The author shows that a wide range of intuitive facts that eluded the Standard definition follow directly from this (Revised) definition itself: facts about the presuppositions of compound sentences and modal sentences, about presuppositional conflict and about differences in the logical status of simple sentences suffering from presupposition failure. The book includes a detailed argument that an ambiguity of natural language negation, generally assumed to be necessary to the defence of semantic presupposition, is neither possible nor necessary in a presuppositional semantics. Noel Burton-Roberts has made an authoritative contribution to a debate which has involved philosophers and linguists for many years. His command of the issues, his clarity of exposition and his theoretical insight may well serve to change the boundaries of that debate. Author Biography NOEL BURTON-ROBERTS is Professor of English Language and Linguistics, School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics at Newcastle University, UK. He is the author of "Analysing Sentences: Introduction to English Syntax," "Phonological Knowledge: Conceptual and Empirical Issues" (with Philip Carr and Gerard Docherty) and "The Limits to Debate: A Revised Theory of Semantic Presupposition," He is the series editor (with Maggie Tallerman) for Palgrave Macmillans Modern Linguistics series, and (with Richard Breheny) of Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language and Cognition. Details ISBN 052110193X ISBN-13 9780521101936 Title The Limits to Debate: A Revised Theory of Semantic Presupposition Author Noel Burton-Roberts Format Paperback Year 2009 Pages 284 Publisher Cambridge University Press GE_Item_ID:20524862; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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