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OverviewThis book is an introduction to the current developments in model-theoretic semantics, which has become an essential part of the work in theoretical linguistics over the last decade. The author examines the model structure of Montague's theory and then presents elaborations on this basic model that have been of particular importance in the last few years: generalized quantifiers, the introduction of more structure in the domain of individuals, properties as primitive elements in the model, situations and similar 'smaller' worldlike entities. Nothing is presupposed about knowledge of the mathematical and logical tools used in formal semantics, and Bach presents the informal with a minimum of formalism. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Emmon BachPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Edition: illustrated edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.390kg ISBN: 9780887067716ISBN 10: 0887067719 Pages: 150 Publication Date: 24 May 1989 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword Lecture I. Background and Beginning Lecture II. Worlds Enough and Time Lecture III. Nouns and Noun Phrases Lecture IV. Generalized Quantifiers Lecture V. Kinds of Things Lecture VI. Properties and Other Matters Lecture VII. Situations and Other Smaller Worlds Lecture VIII. Odds and Endings Notes References IndexReviewsBooks like this do not come along often. A true authority in this field has taken the time to write a non-technical introduction. No introduction of this kind is likely to be written by anyone else. - David Dowty, Ohio State University This work is a superb and exciting introduction to modern formal semantic theory. Bach succeeds in doing something which I wouldn't have thought possible: he gives a non-technical overview of the scope of semantic theory, of many of its interesting results, and of the kinds of questions it deals with. - Pauline Jacobson, Brown University Author InformationEmmon Bach is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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