Foundations of Linguistics

abstraction action adequacy analysis argument aspects assertion assume assumption axioms basic basis behaviour Carnap categorial grammar Chomsky Chomsky's communication complex concept of meaning constructed context conventions corresponding deduction deep structure defined definition deictic expressions derive descriptive discussion distinction domain empirical established example explicandum explication explicit expressions extent fact formal languages function grammar grammatical theory hearer illocutionary act intension intensional interpretation justified kind knowledge lexical linguistic system linguistic theory logical language material implication metalanguage natural language Nina normative notion objects observational particular phonological pragmatic precisely predicate logic predicates premisses problem procedure properties propositional propositional attitudes propositional logic question reconstruct reference relation relative relevant rules schema scientific semantic sense sense-relations sentences situation social sociolects speak speaker specific speech acts statements synonymy syntactic syntax theoretical tion transformational grammar transformations true truth-value understand understood universal grammar utterance verbs