Drawing upon research in philosophical logic, linguistics and cognitive science, this study explores how our ability to use and understand language depends upon

The late 20th century saw great movement in the philosophy of language, often critical of the fathers of the subject--Gottlieb Frege and Bertrand Russell--but s

Natural languages all contain constructions the interpretation of which depends upon the situation in which they are used. In Language and Context, Jason Stanle

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