
Handbook of logic and language
Title:
Handbook of logic and language
Author:
Benthem, Johan van, 1949-
ISBN:
9780444817143
9780080533087
Publication Information:
Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier ; Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1997.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxiii, 1247 pages) : illustrations
Contents:
Montague grammar / B.H. Partee with H.L.W. Hendricks -- Categorial type logics / M. Moortgat -- Representing discourse in context / J. van Eijck and H. Kamp -- Situation theory / J. Seligman and L.S. Moss -- GB theory : an introduction / J. Higginbotham -- Gametheoretical semantics / J. Hintikka and G. Sandu -- Compositionality (with an appendix by Barbara H. Partee) / T.M.V. Janssen -- Feature logics / W.C. Rounds -- Types / R. Turner -- Dynamics / R. Muskens, J. van Benthem and A. Visser -- Partiality / J.E. Fenstad -- Mathematical linguistics and proof theory / W. Buszkowski -- Formal learning theory / D. Osherson [and others] -- Nonmonotonicity in linguistics / R.H. Thomason -- Generalized quantifiers in linguistics and logic / E.L. Keenan and D. Westerståhl -- Temporality / M. Steedman -- Presupposition / D.I. Beaver -- Plurals and collectivity / J.T. Lønning -- Questions / J. Groenendijk and M. Stokhof -- Generics and defaults / F.J. Pelletier and N. Asher.
Abstract:
This Handbook documents the main trends in current research between logic and language, including its broader influence in computer science, linguistic theory and cognitive science. The history of the combined study of
Logic and Linguisticsgoes back a long way, at least to the work of the scholastic philosophers in the Middle Ages. At the beginning of this century, the subject was revitalized through the pioneering efforts of Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, and Polish philosophical logicians such as Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz. Around 1970, the landmark achievements of Richard Montague established a junction between state-of-the-art mathematical logic and generative linguistic theory. Over the subsequent decades, this enterprise of Montague Grammar has flourished and diversified into a number of research programs with empirical and theoretical substance. This appears to be the first Handbook to bring logic-language interface to the fore. Both aspects of the interaction between logic and language are demonstrated in the book i.e. firstly, how logical systems are designed and modified in response to linguistic needs and secondly, how mathematical theory arises in this process and how it affects subsequent linguistic theory. The Handbook presents concise, impartial accounts of the topics covered. Where possible, an author and a commentator have cooperated to ensure the proper breadth and technical content of the papers. The Handbook is self-contained, and individual articles are of the highest quality.
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Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| QA76.9 .N38 H36 1997 EB | 1185918-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Searching... |
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