Dynamic Semantics
1st Edition
Published on 3. July 2012
VIII, 128 pages
978-94-007-4869-9 (ISBN)
Description
The integrated theory of dynamic interpretation set out here will be a surprise to advanced researchers in linguistics. It combines classical formal semantics and modern dynamic semantics without altering the fundamental paradigm. At the book's core lies a pragmatically motivated notion of a dynamic conjunction of meanings, an idea that is worked out in full formal detail. This is applied to linguistic phenomena that involve anaphora, quantification and modality. The author demonstrates that in each area of application existing data can be neatly combined with new dynamic insights, but more importantly, there is a genuine further pay-off: the work generates treatments of phenomena that were not initially intended, with functional readings of pronouns and quantifiers, 'Hob-Nob' sentences, and insights into what we now call 'Pierce's Puzzle'.
The outcome of a decade of work by the Amsterdam School of dynamic semantics, this volume condenses and reflects upon a vital body of research.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Publishing group
Springer Netherland
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
VIII, 128 p.
File size
1,48 MB
ISBN-13
978-94-007-4869-9 (9789400748699)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-4869-9
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Content
1.Introduction .- 2. Predicate Logic with Anaphora .- 3. Information Update and Support .- 4. Quantification and Modality .- 5. Conclusion .- Bibliography .- Index.
