Introduction to Natural Language Semantics (Volume 80) (Lecture Notes) - Softcover

De Swart, Henriette

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9781575861388: Introduction to Natural Language Semantics (Volume 80) (Lecture Notes)
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ISBN 10: 1575861380 ISBN 13: 9781575861388
Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Inf, 2003

Synopsis

Semantics is defined as the study of meaning expressed by elements of a language or combinations thereof. Utterances are not just noises or scribbles, they are used to convey information, and they are linked with kinds of events and with states of mind.

This text examines what issues semantics, as a theory of meaning, should address; determining what the meanings of words of the language are and how to semantically combine elements of a language to build up complex meanings. Logical languages are then developed as formal metalanguages to natural language. Subsequent chapters address propositional logic, the syntax and semantics of (first-order) predicate logic as an extension of propositional logic, and Generalized Quantifier theory. Going beyond extensional theory, Henri'tte de Swart relativizes the interpretation of expressions to times to account for verbal tense, time adverbials and temporal connectives and introduces possible worlds to model intensions, modal adverbs and modal auxiliaries.

This broad overview of natural language semantics should cover most of the points addressed in an introductory course. Numerous exercises punctuate each chapter and an example exam based on the materials presented is included, making this volume a perfect textbook and resource for any undergraduate or graduate-level introductory course in semantics.

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This introductory text examines what issues semantics, as a theory of meaning, should address: determining what the meanings of words of the language are and how to semantically combine elements of a language to build up complex meanings.

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Publisher
Center for the Study of Language and Inf
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1575861380
ISBN 13 
9781575861388
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
257
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