The Handbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory

Shalom Lappin (Herausgeber)

Online Resource

672 Seiten

2007
Wiley-Blackwell (Hersteller)
978-1-4051-6633-1 (ISBN)

Infos

* All articles written by leading researchers* Each article introduces important theoretical innovations and results* All articles are newly-commissioned* Includes invaluable consolidated bibliography. .

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This volume, now available in paperback, provides a comprehensive view of the central issues in contemporary semantic theory. New articles by leading researchers in the field give an introductory account of previous work along with a presentation of new innovations and results. Thus the Handbook is both an authoritative advanced introduction to the major developments of linguistics and a contribution to current research.

Autor

Shalom Lappin is Professor of Linguistics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

Inhalt

Notes on Contributors. Preface.

Introduction.

Part I: Formal Semantics in Linguistics: .

1. The Development of Formal Semantics in Linguistic Theory: Barbara H. Partee.

Part II: Generalized Quantifier Theory:.

2. The Semantics of Determiners: Edward L. Keenan.

3. The Role of Situations in Generalized Quantifiers: Robin Cooper.

Part III: The Interface Between Syntax and Semantics:.

4. The Syntax/ Semantics Interface in Categorial Grammar: Pauline Jacobson.

5. Anaphora and Identity: Robert Fiengo and Robert May.

6. The Interpretation of Ellipsis: Shalom Lappin.

Part IV: Anaphora, Discourse and Modality:.

7. Coreference and Modality: Jeroen Groenendijk, Martin Stokhof and Frank Veltman.

8. Anaphora in Intensional Contexts:: Craige Roberts.

9. Quantification, Quantificational Domains and Dynamic Logic: Jean Mark Gawron.

Part V: Focus, Presupposition and Negation:.

10. Focus: Mats Rooth.

11. Presupposition and Implicature: Laurence R. Horn.

12. Negation and Polarity Items: William A. Ladusaw.

Part VI: Tense:.

13. Tense and Modality: Mürvet Enc.

Part VII: Questions:.

14. The Semantics of Questions: James Higginbotham.

15. Interrogatives: Questions, Facts and Dialogue: Jonathan Ginzburg.

Part VIII: Plurals:.

16. Plurality: Fred Landman.

Part IX: Computational Semantics:.

17. Computational Semantics - Linguistics and Processing: John Nerbonne.

Part X: Lexical Semantics:.

18. Lexical Semantics and Syntactic Structure: Beth Levin and Malka Rappaport Hovav.

Part XI: Semantics and Related Domains: .

19. Semantics and Logic: Gila Y. Sher.

20. Semantics and Cognition: Ray Jackendoff.

21. Semantics, Pragmatics, and Natural-Language Interpretation: Ruth M. Kempson.

22. Semantics in Linguistics and Philosophy: An Intentionalist Perspective: Jerrold J. Katz.

References.

Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.1.2007
• Verlagsort: Hoboken
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-4051-6633-9 / 1405166339
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-6633-1 / 9781405166331
• Zustand: Neuware