Meaning and Partiality (Studies in Logic Language and Information) - Softcover

Muskens, Reinhard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1881526798 ISBN 13: 9781881526797

Verlag: The Center for the Study of Language and Information Publications, 1995

Inhaltsangabe

This volume's appeal lies in the development of a theory of meaning in ordinary language. This theory is strictly formalised on the basis of formal logic and the book contributes to the general discipline of Formal Semantics. Within this field it offers a synthesis between two leading paradigms, Montague Semantics and Situation Semantics.

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Muskens radically simplifies Montague Semantics and generalises the theory by basing it on a partial higher order logic resulting in a theory which combines important aspects of Montague Semantics and Situation Semantics. Richard Montague formulated the revolutionary insight that we can understand the concept of meaning in ordinary languages much in the same way as we understand the semantics of logical languages. Unfortunately, he formalised his idea in an unnecessarily complex way. The present work does away with unnecessary complexities, obtains a streamlined version of the theory, shows how partialising the theory automatically provides us with the most central concepts of Situation Semantics, and offers a simple logical treatment of propositional attitude verbs, perception verbs and proper names.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: The Center for the Study of Language and Information Publications
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1881526798
• ISBN 13: 9781881526797
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 151