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Language and Logics
Howard Gregory
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Description for Language and Logics
Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: CFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
This book will take linguistics students beyond the classical logic used in introductory courses into the variety of non-standard logics that are commonly used in research. It embraces a wide variety of material, including modal logic, partial logic, situation semantics and the growing area of the substructural logics, starting with simple and intuitive concepts. Prior knowledge of mathematical logic is not required as issues are introduced and discussed in clear and precise English before symbolic notation is introduced. The variety of material is organised around one central thread: the tailoring of logical systems to reasoning about different applications in linguistics ... Read more
This book will take linguistics students beyond the classical logic used in introductory courses into the variety of non-standard logics that are commonly used in research. It embraces a wide variety of material, including modal logic, partial logic, situation semantics and the growing area of the substructural logics, starting with simple and intuitive concepts. Prior knowledge of mathematical logic is not required as issues are introduced and discussed in clear and precise English before symbolic notation is introduced. The variety of material is organised around one central thread: the tailoring of logical systems to reasoning about different applications in linguistics ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748691623
SKU
V9780748691623
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About Howard Gregory
Howard Gregory obtained his PhD in linguistics from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, specializing in the interdisciplinary area of Language, Logic and Information. He was Lecturer in the Department of English Linguistics at the University of Gottingen from 2002-2009 and has taught in several countries in Europe and Asia. His research interests include grammatical relations, comparative ... Read more
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