FORMAL SEMANTICS by Paul H. Portner (Editor), Barbara B. H. Partee (Editor) ( 9780631215417 )

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FORMAL SEMANTICS
THE ESSENTIAL READINGS

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Paul H. Portner (Editor), Barbara B. H. Partee (Editor)

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Publisher:

JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD

Pub. date:

16 September, 2002

Series:

Linguistics: The Essential Readings

Pages:

496

Description:

This is a collection of papers that have helped shaped the field of formal semantics in linguistics. It covers key central themes and includes an editorial introduction and extensive references. This should be a useful resource for students and scholars of semantics and the philosophy of language.

Synopsis:

The formal semantics approach to the study of natural language semantics was developed through active dialogue between linguistically minded philosophers and philosophically minded linguists and has become increasingly integrated into theoretical linguistics. Formal Semantics: The Essential Readings is a collection of seminal papers that have shaped the field of formal semantics in linguistics. The book covers key central themes and includes both an editorial introduction and extensive references. It is a vital resource for students and scholars of semantics and the philosophy of language.

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