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ISBN 10: 0631215425 ISBN 13: 9780631215424

Casa editrice: W.B., 2002

Riassunto

<p><i>Formal Semantics: The Essential Readings</i> is a collection of seminal papers that have shaped the field of formal semantics in linguistics.</p>

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Informazioni sull?autore

<b><br /> </b> <p><b>Paul Portner</b> is Associate Professor of Linguistics and Acting Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Cognitive Science at Georgetown University. He is the author of numerous articles on topics such as mood and modality, tense and aspect, and the syntax/semantics interface.<b><br /> </b></p> <p><b>Barbara H. Partee</b> is Distinguished University Professor of Linguistics and Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is the author of several landmark essays in formal semantics. She has written and edited numerous books, including <i>Mathematical Methods in Linguistics</i> (with Alice ter Meulen and Robert Wall, 1990), <i>Montague Grammar</i> (edited, 1976), and <i>Quantification in Natural Languages</i> (edited, with Emmon Bach, Eloise Jelinek, and Angelika Kratzer, 1995).</p>

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The formal semantics approach to the study of natural language semantics was developed through active dialogue between linguistically minded philosophers and philosophically minded linguists and has become increasingly integrated into theoretical linguistics. <i>Formal Semantics: The Essential Readings</i> is a collection of seminal papers that have shaped the field of formal semantics in linguistics.<br /> <p>The book covers key central themes and includes both an editorial introduction and extensive references. It is a vital resource for students and scholars of semantics and the philosophy of language.</p>

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: W.B.
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0631215425
• ISBN 13: 9780631215424
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 500
• Redattore: Portner Paul H.
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile