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Geach’s rich paper ‘A Program for Syntax’ introduced many ideas into the arena
of categorial grammar, not all of which have been given the attention they
warrant in the thirty years since its first publication.
On the other hand, Grice was working on what he called System Q, that Myro re-titled System G, and which is now called System GHP: a highly powerful version of System G.
Rather surprisingly,
one of our findings is that Geach's essay not only does not
contain a statement of what has widely come to be known as “Geach’s Rule”, but
in fact presents considerations which are inimical to the adoption of the rule
in question.
With regard to at least some amongst the numerous other points
extracted here from Geach’s discussion, we shall not be able to reach so
definitive a conclusion, and content ourselves with giving the issues an airing.
Or not.
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