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Using each other's words

Marcus Kracht

pp. 341-349

Abstract

Natural languages are polyphonic: typically, no two speakers associate identical meanings with all the words they are using. Also, the meanings of words may change over time. Yet, we are still missing a formal framework with which to handle this variety. This paper is making a first step by introducing the logic of so-called deflectors. These are devices to borrow someone else's language.

Publication details

Published in:

Koslow Arnold, Buchsbaum Arthur (2015) The road to universal logic I: Festschrift for 50th birthday of Jean-Yves Béziau. Basel, Birkhäuser.

Pages: 341-349

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-10193-4_15

Full citation:

Kracht Marcus (2015) „Using each other's words“, In: A. Koslow & A. Buchsbaum (eds.), The road to universal logic I, Basel, Birkhäuser, 341–349.