Sorting the world : on the relevance of the kind/object-distinction to referential semantics /
The basic hypothesis of this book is that linguistic reference to kinds should be seen as reference to sortal concepts, i.e. cognitive categories for identifying and classifying objects. Viewed that way, kinds serve as the interface between the conceptual system and the grammatical system. Kind-leve...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Frankfurt :
Ontos Verlag,
2011
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| Series: | Linguistics & philosophy ;
v. 4. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
