Reference and Anaphoric Relations

. Ed(s): Heusinger, H. K. von (University of Konstanz); Egli, Urs

ISBN 10: 1402002912 / ISBN 13: 9781402002915

Verlag: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001

Beschreibung

Brings together fifteen original research articles on the representation and interpretation of indefinite and definite noun phrases, anaphoric pronouns, and closely related issues such as scope and quantifier movement. This book is of interest to scholars and students of linguistics, logicians, philosophers of language, and computer scientists. Editor(s): Heusinger, H. K. von (University of Konstanz); Egli, Urs. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 364 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1130. . 2001. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000. Paperback. . . . .

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9781402002915

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Reference and Anaphoric Relations
• Verlag: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1402002912
• ISBN-13: 9781402002915
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: New

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Inhaltsangabe

The notions of reference and anaphoric relations have been discussed since antiquity and they are still one of the most challenging subjects in linguistics, logics and philosophy of language. The quest for a satisfying account of anaphoric reference has initiated a wide range of new and interesting approaches in formal semantics; and recent research confirms the old insight that reference and anaphoricity are closely interrelated issues. This volume brings together fifteen original research articles on the representation and interpretation of indefinite and definite noun phrases, anaphoric pronouns, and closely related issues such as scope and quantifier movement. The analyses are worked out within discourse representation theory, file change semantics, and dynamic logic, a family of recent frameworks developed for the formal analysis of discourse semantics. Particular attention is paid to E-type theories of pronouns and to the use of choice functions in the semantics of noun phrases. The papers collected in this volume shed light on the question of how linguistic expressions establish reference and anaphoric relations. The use of choice function approaches within dynamic semantics opens new research perspectives on these questions. Audience: This book will be of interest to scholars and students of linguistics, logicians, philosophers of language, computational linguists, and computer scientists with an interest in the semantics of natural language.

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