'Yo!' and 'lo!': the Pragmatic Topography of the Space of Reasons |
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| Author:
| Kukla, Rebecca
Lance, Mark |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-03147-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $72.50 |
Book Description:
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Much of 20th-century philosophy approached metaphysical and epistemological issues through an analysis of language. This book demonstrates that non-declarative speech acts--including vocative hails ("Yo!") and calls to shared attention ("Lo!")--are as fundamental to the possibility and structure of meaningful language as are declaratives.
Much of 20th-century philosophy approached metaphysical and epistemological issues through an analysis of language. This book demonstrates that non-declarative speech acts--including vocative hails ("Yo!") and calls to shared attention ("Lo!")--are as fundamental to the possibility and structure of meaningful language as are declaratives.