Abstraction and Instance: The Type-Token Relation in Linguistic Theory

by Christopher Hutton and Christopher M. Hutton

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The intuitive acceptability of the type-token relation has led linguists and philosophers to underestimate how complex the question of defining this relation is. Consequently the type-token relation has been taken for granted but left unexplicated in modern linguistic theory. The book aims to lead the reader to the perception of a problem fundamental to our understanding of language, yet largely concealed by a strong intuition about linguistic sameness...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0080402569

ISBN13:9780080402567

Release Date:May 1990

Publisher:Pergamon

Length:180 Pages

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