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OverviewIn this book, two related phenomena are studied: presupposition and anaphora. Dynamic semantics is by now widely accepted as a first-rate foundation for such an exercise and it forms the backbone of most of the work in this book. A recurring additional theme of the present book is the usefulness of techniques from partial logic in the treatment of both phenomena. Rather than adding completely new semantic theories to the present gamut of theories, the author discusses a number of existing approaches which aim at accounting for the behavior of presuppositions and/or anaphors, makes improvements where necessary, and compares the results. Presupposition and Anaphora starts with an introduction to a number of dynamic semantic theories and their correlations, paying special attention to the treatment of disjunctions and negations. Subsequently, presuppositions are studied in the context of partial logics, Montague Grammar and dynamic semantics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Emiel Krahmer (Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, The Netherlands)Publisher: Centre for the Study of Language & Information Imprint: Centre for the Study of Language & Information Volume: 89 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.545kg ISBN: 9781575861470ISBN 10: 157586147 Pages: 270 Publication Date: 13 October 1998 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; 1. Introductuion; 2. Anaphora and discourse semantics; 3. Negation and disjunction in DRT; 4. Presupposition and partiality; 5. Presupposition and montague grammar; 6. Presupposition and discourse semantics; 7. Presupposition and determindness; 8. Concluding remarks; Bibliography; Subject index; Name index.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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