Subject and Predicate in Logic and Grammar

Copyright ......Page 2
Contents ......Page 3
Preface ......Page 5
Introduction ......Page 7
PART I: THE SUBJECT IN LOGIC ......Page 13
1. The 'Basic Combination' ......Page 15
Some formal differences ......Page 16
Spatio-temporal particulars and general concepts ......Page 23
Propositional combination: a tripartition of function ......Page 29
Formal differences explained for the basic case ......Page 30
The generalization of the form ......Page 40
An objection answered ......Page 42
What is the use of them? ......Page 47
Names and identity ......Page 55
Names in the framework of logic: proper names, variable names and descriptive names ......Page 59
General names ......Page 67
PART II: THE SUBJECT IN GENERAL ......Page 73
Essential grammar and variable grammar ......Page 75
Language-Types 1 and 2 ......Page 79
Language-Type 3: relations ......Page 82
Further minor enrichments: space-time indication ......Page 89
Special case and general function ......Page 95
Some supporting evidence ......Page 99
Modes of substantiation ......Page 103
Further matters: existence; negation; scope ......Page 106
Derivative roles and derivative elements ......Page 111
The generalization of the subject ......Page 114
The fitting in of features ......Page 122
Further questions ......Page 124
Index ......Page 127