X, 163 Pp Including Extensive Bibliography At End. Blue Cloth Lettered In Silver. ". Ellis Argues That Categorization, Not Syntax, Is The Most Fundamental Aspect And Process Of Language, And That Neither Anything Else In Language Nor, Indeed, Its Purposes Can Be Properly Understood Until The Nature Of Categorization Has Been Grasped." Inscribed By The Author "For Bill- With Thanks For All Your Help And Encouragement Over The Year." Fine In Fine, As New Dj. Inscribed By Author.

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Title

Language, Thought, And Logic

Publisher

Northwestern University Press, Evanston

Publication Date

1993

Language

English

ISBN 10

0810110954

ISBN 13

9780810110953

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

As New DJ

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Inscribed by Author(s)

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Philosophy and Thoughtfulness

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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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