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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 Edition: 1st ed. 2012 Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781349440092ISBN 10: 1349440094 Pages: 158 Publication Date: 01 January 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. 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 |