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Formal Semantics: An Introduction

by Ronnie Cann

ISBN13: 9780521376105
ISBN10: 0521376106
Condition: Standard

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Synopsis

This book provides a clear and accessible introduction to formal, and especially Montague, semantics within a linguistic framework.

Description

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-338) and index.

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.