{"product_id":"descriptions-in-context-cleo-a-condoravdi-9781138697416","title":"Descriptions in Context","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1997, this book focuses on the semantics of definite and indefinite descriptions - taking the presuppositional theory of definiteness and indefiniteness proposed by Heim as a starting point. It seeks to show that there exists a special type of indefinites that have an interpretation commonly associated with definites. It further argues that the felicity conditions associated with indefinite NP's can vary and develops a more fine-grained theory of novelty within the framework of File Change Semantics. More generally, this work can be seen as providing an empirical argument in favour of a dynamic theory of meaning and against the more traditional truth-conditional theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cleo A. Condoravdi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138697419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138697416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.46d","brand":"Cleo A. Condoravdi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48457838657791,"sku":"9781138697416","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_323a8668-769d-40c4-be86-f5dad16d3b56.jpg?v=1777401229","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/descriptions-in-context-cleo-a-condoravdi-9781138697416","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}