{"product_id":"pragmatics-and-semantics","title":"Pragmatics and Semantics","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is the nature of communicative competence? Carol Kates addresses this crucial linguistic question, examining and finally rejecting the rationalistic theory proposed by Noam Chomsky and elaborated by Jerrold J. Katz, among others. She sets forth three reasons why the rationalistic model shoudl be rejected: (1) it has not been supported by empirical tests; (2) it cannot accommodate the pragmatic relation between speaker and sign; and (3) the theory of universal grammar carries with it unacceptable metaphysical implications unless it is interpreted in light of empiricism. Kates proposes an empiricist model in place of the rationalistic theory—a model that, in her view, is more consistent with recent findings in linguistics and psycholinguistics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn attempting to clarify the nature of utterance meaning, Kates develops theoretical perspectives on phenomenological empiricism and produces an account of reference and intentionality directly relevant to empiricaly based theories of speaking and understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the major topics addressed in the book are transformational-generative and universal grammer, cognitive theories of language acquisition, pragmatic structure, predication and topic-comment structure, and empiricism and the philosophical problem of universals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn innovative and probing work, \u003ci\u003ePragmatics and Semantics \u003c\/i\u003ewill be welcomed by philosophers, linguists, and psycholinguists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Carol A. Kates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43572934246582,"sku":"9781501752186","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781501752186.jpg?v=1712126077","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/pragmatics-and-semantics","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}