Formal Semantics

An Introduction

Ronnie Cann (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

364 Seiten

1993
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-37610-5 (ISBN)

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This book provides a clear and accessible introduction to formal, and especially Montague, semantics within a linguistic framework. It presupposes no previous background in logic, but takes the student step-by-step from simple predicate/argument structures and their interpretation through to Montague's intentional logic. It covers all the major aspects, including set theory, propositional logic, type theory, lambda abstraction, traditional and generalised quantifiers, inference, tense and aspect, possible worlds semantics, and intensionality. Throughout the emphasis is on the use of logical tools for linguistic semantics, rather than on purely logical topics, and the introductory chapter situates formal semantics within the general framework of linguistic semantics. It assumes some basic knowledge of linguistics, but aims to be as non-technical as possible within a technical subject. Formal Semantics will be welcomed by students of linguistics, artificial intelligence and cognitive science alike.

1. Introduction; 2. Predicates and arguments; 3. Negation and co-ordination; 4. Type theory; 5. Lambda abstraction; 6. Quantification; 7. Inference; 8. Time, tense, and aspect; 9. Possible worlds; 10. Intensional semantics.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.2.1993
Reihe/Serie	Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
Zusatzinfo	13 Line drawings, unspecified
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 227 mm
Gewicht	580 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Sprachphilosophie
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-521-37610-6 / 0521376106
ISBN-13	978-0-521-37610-5 / 9780521376105
Zustand	Neuware