The purpose of this work is to investigate how processes of inference
are reflected in the grammar of the natural language. I consider a
range of phenomena
which call for a representational theory of mind and thought. These
constructions display a certain regularity in their truth conditions,
but the regularity does not extend to closure under arbitrary logical
entailment. I develop a logic that allows me to speak formally about
classes of inferences. This logic is then applied to analysis of
indirect speech, belief reports, evidentials (with special attention
to Bulgarian) and clarity assertions. / text
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UTEXAS/oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/ETD-UT-2011-08-3961 |
| Date | 19 September 2011 |
| Creators | Bronnikov, Georgui Kirilovich |
| Source Sets | University of Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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