Yoad Winter

Elements of Formal Semantics

An Introduction to the Mathematical Theory of Meaning in Natural Language

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Designed as a quick yet thorough introduction to one of the most vibrant areas of research in modern linguistics today this volume reveals the beauty and elegance of the mathematical study of meaning. It introduces the essential principles and techniques of formal semantics.

Produktdetails

• Edinburgh Advanced Textbooks in Linguistics
• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 426g
• ISBN-13: 9780748640430
• ISBN-10: 0748640436
• Artikelnr.: 36844009

Autorenporträt

Yoad Winter is professor in Semantics and Artificial Intelligence at the Utrecht Institute of Linguistics at Utrecht University.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction
2: Meaning and Form
3: Types and Meaning Composition
4: Quantified Noun Phrases
5: Long-Distance Meaning Relationships
6: Intensionality and Possible Worlds
7: Conclusion and further topics
Bibliography
Index