A Natural History of Negation |
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| Author:
| Horn, Laurence R. |
| Series title: | The David Hume Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57586-336-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2001 |
| Publisher: | CSLI Publications/Center for the Study of Language & Information
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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This book offers a unique synthesis of past and current work on the structure, meaning, and use of negation and negative expressions, a topic that has engaged thinkers from Aristotle and the Buddha to Freud and Chomsky. Horn's masterful study melds a review of scholarship in philosophy, psychology, and linguistics with original research, providing a full picture of negation in natural language and thought; this new edition adds a comprehensive preface and bibliography, surveying...
More DescriptionThis book offers a unique synthesis of past and current work on the structure, meaning, and use of negation and negative expressions, a topic that has engaged thinkers from Aristotle and the Buddha to Freud and Chomsky. Horn's masterful study melds a review of scholarship in philosophy, psychology, and linguistics with original research, providing a full picture of negation in natural language and thought; this new edition adds a comprehensive preface and bibliography, surveying research since the book's original publication.