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<strong>Dictionary</strong> <strong>of</strong> language <strong>and</strong> linguistics 960ReferencesAustin, J.L. 1950. Truth. Proceedings <strong>of</strong> the Aristotelian Society 24. (Repr. in his Philosophicalpapers. Oxford. 1961. 117–33.)Barwise, J. <strong>and</strong> J.Etchemendy. 1987. The liar: an essay in truth <strong>and</strong> circularity. Oxford.Cresswell, M.J. 1973. Logic <strong>and</strong> languages. London, Chs 3–4.——1985. Structured meanings: the semantics <strong>of</strong> propositional attitudes. Cambridge, MA.Kearns, J.T. 1972. Propositions <strong>and</strong> truth in natural languages. Mind 81. 225–43.Nuchelmans, G. 1973. Theories <strong>of</strong> propositions. Amsterdam.Russell, B. <strong>and</strong> A.N.Whitehead. 1910/13. Principia mathematica. Cambridge.Searle, J.R. 1969. Speech acts: an essay in the philosophy <strong>of</strong> language. Cambridge.Stalnaker, R.C. 1984. Inquiry. Cambridge, MA.——1985. Propositions. In A.P.Martenich (ed.), The philosophy <strong>of</strong> language. Oxford. 373–80.propositional calculuspropositional logicpropositional isl<strong>and</strong> constraint (also tensed-S-condition, wh-isl<strong>and</strong> constraint)A constraint proposed by N.Chomsky on the use <strong>of</strong> transformational rules. In astructure such as […X… [ s …Y…] …X…] no rules can refer to both X <strong>and</strong> Y, if S containsa finite verb, unless X is in the COMP position (complementizer) <strong>of</strong> S. The propositionalisl<strong>and</strong> constraint refers above all to sentences introduced by question words. Compare,for example, What (=X) did she say—(=X in COMP) she saw—(=Y)? with *Philip (=X)is likely that—(=Y) will leave early.constraints, wh-isl<strong>and</strong> constraintReferencespropositional logicPropositional logic as an elementary part <strong>of</strong> formal logic investigates the connection <strong>of</strong>simple (not analyzed) propositions to complex propositions. This connection occursthrough the logical connectives such as <strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> or. Here it is a matter (in contrast with

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