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Argues that categorization, and not syntax, is the most important aspect of language, suggests that some philosophical problems are caused by an inadequate theory of language, and promotes a fresh approach to linguistic theory
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John M. Ellis is professor of German Literature at the University of California at Santa Cruz. He is the author of eight bokos, including Against Deconstruction, One Fairy-Story Too Many: The Brothers Grimm and Their Tales, and The Theory of Literary Criticism: A Logical Analysis.
John M. Ellis is professor of German Literature at the University of California at Santa Cruz. He is the author of eight bokos, including Against Deconstruction, One Fairy-Story Too Many: The Brothers Grimm and Their Tales, and The Theory of Literary Criticism: A Logical Analysis. 
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