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- Book Title
- What Is Meaning? : Fundamentals of Formal Semantics
- ISBN
- 9781405109185
- Subject Area
- Philosophy, Language Arts & Disciplines
- Publication Name
- What Is Meaning? : Fundamentals of Formal Semantics
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
- Item Length
- 9.1 in
- Subject
- Language, Linguistics / Semantics
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Series
- Fundamentals of Linguistics Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Weight
- 13.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
1405109181
ISBN-13
9781405109185
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30884929
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
What Is Meaning? : Fundamentals of Formal Semantics
Publication Year
2005
Subject
Language, Linguistics / Semantics
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy, Language Arts & Disciplines
Series
Fundamentals of Linguistics Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
13.6 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2004-015923
Reviews
"An excellent book for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students. Portner's approachable, yet serious, presentation gives the reader a firm understanding of the breadth and depth of the science of natural language meaning." Kai von Fintel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, & "An excellent book for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students. Portner's approachable, yet serious, presentation gives the reader a firm understanding of the breadth and depth of the science of natural language meaning." Kai von Fintel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "An excellent book for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students. Portner's approachable, yet serious, presentation gives the reader a firm understanding of the breadth and depth of the science of natural language meaning." Kai von Fintel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology., & "An excellent book for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students. Portner & 's approachable, yet serious, presentation gives the reader a firm understanding of the breadth and depth of the science of natural language meaning. & " Kai von Fintel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
401.43
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments x 1 The Fundamental Question 1 1.1 What is a Meaning? 3 1.2 Meanings are Out in the World 11 1.3 We should Think of the Meaning of Sentences in Terms of Truth-Conditions 12 2 Putting a Meaning Together from Pieces 28 2.1 Names Refer 29 2.2 Incomplete Propositions 30 2.3 Prediction is Saturation 31 2.4 Compositionality 33 2.5 Syntax and Semantics 34 3 More about Predicates 40 3.1 Other Types of Predicates: Adjectives, Predicate Nominals 40 3.2 Transitive Verbs 44 3.3 Relative Clauses 45 3.4 Topicalization 48 3.5 Sub-atomic Semantics 49 3.6 Modeling Properties with Sets and Functions 54 4 Modifiers 61 4.1 Adjective + N Combination 61 4.2 More Issues with Adjectives 65 4.3 Relative Clauses as Modifier 68 4.4 Adverbs 69 4.5 The Form of Meanings and their World-describing Content 74 5 Complexities of Referring Expressions 78 5.1 Definite NPs 78 5.2 Some Subtleties 80 5.3 A Bit about Indefinite NPs 83 5.4 Theories of Reference 84 5.5 Plurals and Mass Terms 95 5.6 Kinds 99 5.7 Pronouns and Anaphora 102 6 Quantifiers 112 6.1 Generalized Quantifiers: Predicate of Predicates, or Sets of Sets 113 6.2 NP Conjunction 120 6.3 Negative Polarity Items 122 6.4 Quantifiers in Object Position 127 7 Extensional vs. Intensional Contexts 132 8 Tense, Aspect, and Modality 137 8.1 Tense 138 8.2 Aspect 146 8.3 Modality 154 9 Propositional Attitudes 161 9.1 A Possible Worlds Semantics for Belief and Desire 162 9.2 Logical Consequences of the Modal Analysis of Propositional Attitude Verbs 164 9.3 Two foundational Problems: Coreferential Terms and Logical Truths 166 9.4 Structure and Meaning 170 9.5 Or, Have We Reached the Limits of Semantics? 174 10 The Pragmatics of What's Given 176 10.1 Indexicality and Deixis 177 10.2 Presupposition 178 10.3 Speech Acts 190 10.4 Focus and Topic 195 11 The Pragmatics of Inference 199 11.1 Properties Implicature 203 12 Formal Semantics Today 206 12.1 Diversity within Formal Semantics 206 12.2 Relationships with Other Varieties of Semantics 213 12.3 Relationships with Other Fields 214 Appendix: Answers to Selected Exercises 218 References 223 Index 230
Synopsis
What is Meaning? Fundamentals of Formal Semantics is a concise introduction to the field of semantics as it is actually practiced. The book explains the fundamental ideas and some of the most significant results of modern semantic theory in an intuitive, engaging manner without relying on formalization or getting bogged down in technical skills. Through simple examples, pictures, and metaphors, Paul Portner presents the field s key ideas about how language works. By combining foundational discussion with simplified analyses of complex phenomena, What is Meaning? provides readers with a sense of the fascination to be found in the details of human language., What is Meaning? Fundamentals of Formal Semantics is a concise introduction to the field of semantics as it is actually practiced. Through simple examples, pictures, and metaphors, Paul Portner presents the field s key ideas about how language works., What is Meaning? Fundamentals of Formal Semantics is a concise introduction to the field of semantics as it is actually practiced. Through simple examples, pictures, and metaphors, Paul Portner presents the field's key ideas about how language works. Explains the fundamental ideas and some of the most significant results of modern semantic theory Combines foundational discussion with simplified analyses of complex phenomena to provide readers with a sense of the fascination to be found in the details of the human language Includes exercises and thought-provoking questions to facilitate learning
LC Classification Number
P325.P635 2005
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