Constructions in Use

Semantics is one of the core disciplines of philosophy of language. There are basically two strands of established theories: use-based and truth-conditional, with the latter being the dominant variety. This dominance has been questioned recently by linguists who embrace a research paradigm that is k...

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Main Author: auf der Straße, Alexander (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: De Gruyter 2021
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