Formal Semantics

Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-521-37610-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 362 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 591 g

Reihe: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cann, Ronnie

Anderson, S. R.

Bresnan, J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sprachphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Sprachphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Semantik & Pragmatik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.