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OverviewVictor Dudman's revolutionary English Grammar brings grammar and logic together by conceiving grammar as 'the necessary preliminary to logic'. The focus, for logicians, is the discussion of 'conditionals'; for grammarians it is the concise and accurate explanation of the infamous English modals. Full Product DetailsAuthor: J. Curthoys , V. DudmanPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.349kg ISBN: 9781137029249ISBN 10: 1137029242 Pages: 158 Publication Date: 29 October 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements PART I: KICKING PHILOSOPHY UPSTAIRS: AN INTRODUCTION TO VIC DUDMAN'S CODE-BREAKING GRAMMAR; J.Curthoys Introduction Section One: Grammar Section Two: Philosophy – 'There will still be plenty left' Endnotes PART II: ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND THE ENGLISH MODALS; V.H.Dudman Messages Primary Messages States and Events The Fulcrum The Modals Secondary Messages ProjEctives PrActicals PrOpers Judgements As Time Goes By Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationJEAN CURTHOYS taught Philosophy at Sydney University, Australia, until her retirement. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR V.H. DUDMAN taught Logic for many years at Macquarie University, Australia. In the earlier part of his career he was a Frege scholar and one of his translators. In his later years he worked on his own original English grammar and its application to problems in logic, most notably those concerning conditionals. He died in 2009. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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