Unnatural kinds

This squib is concerned with the meaning of one device used for forming new terms in natural language: the trademark operator. It is argued that this operator yields elements with the semantics of kind terms. Connections are made with quotation and other kinds of punctuation. Finally, semantic and p...

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Published in:Journal of pragmatics 2008-10, Vol.40 (10), p.1817-1822
Main Author: McCready, Elin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Descriptive studies and applied theories
Kind terms
Language law
Linguistics
Philosophy of language
Semantic change
Semantics and pragmatics
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Summary:This squib is concerned with the meaning of one device used for forming new terms in natural language: the trademark operator. It is argued that this operator yields elements with the semantics of kind terms. Connections are made with quotation and other kinds of punctuation. Finally, semantic and pragmatic accounts of the facts are explored.
ISSN:0378-2166
1879-1387
DOI:10.1016/j.pragma.2007.12.003