Situations and AttitudesIn this provocative book, Barwise and Perry tackle the slippery subject of "meaning, " a subject that has long vexed linguists, language philosophers, and logicians. |
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| Title | Situations and Attitudes A Bradford book |
| Editors | Jon Barwise, John Perry |
| Edition | 2, illustrated |
| Publisher | Bradford Book, 1983 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jun 10, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0262021897, 9780262021890 |
| Length | 352 pages |
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