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OverviewSemantic underspecification is an essential and pervasive property of natural language, and this monograph provides a detailed survey of the various phenomena in the field of ambiguity and vagueness. It discusses the major theories of semantic indefiniteness, which have been proposed in linguistics, philosophy and computer science; argues for a view of indefiniteness as the potential for further contextual specification; and proposes a unified logical treatment of indefiniteness on this basis. The inherent inconsistency of natural language induced by irreducible imprecision is investigated, and treated in terms of a dynamic extension of the proposed logic. The book is an extended edition of a German monograph and is addressed to advanced students and researchers in theoretical and computational linguistics, logic, philosophy of language, and NL-oriented AI. Although it makes extensive use of logical formalisms, it requires only some basic familiarity with standard predicate logic concepts, since all technical terms are carefully explained. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Manfred Pinkal , Geoffrey SimmonsPublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer Edition: 1995 ed. Volume: 56 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 1.640kg ISBN: 9780792333876ISBN 10: 079233387 Pages: 382 Publication Date: 28 February 1995 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & 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 ContentsIntroductory Remarks.- I.- 1. Semantic Indefiniteness.- 2. Prerequisites and Fundamental Concepts.- 3. The Phenomenon of Precisification.- 4. Vagueness and Ambiguity.- II.- 5. On the Logic of the Indefinite.- 6. Precisification Semantics.- III.- 7. Vagueness and Imprecision.- 8. Dynamic Semantics for Vague Expressions.- Concluding Remarks.- References.- Statements and Definitions.- Index of Names.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |