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Properties, Types and Meaning
. Ed(S): Chierchia, Gennaro; Partee, Barbara B. H.; Turner, R.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Chierchia, Gennaro; Partee, Barbara B. H.; Turner, R. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 421.
ThiscollectionofpapersstemsoriginallyfromaconferenceonProperty Theory,TypeTheoryandSemanticsheldinAmherstonMarch13-16 1986.The conference brought together logicians,philosophers, com- puter scientists and linguists who had been working on these issues (often in isolation from one another).Ourintent wastoboostdebate and exchange of ideas on these fundamental issuesat a time ofrapid changeinsemanticsandcognitivescience. The paperspublished in thiswork have evolved substantially since their original presentation at the conference. Given their scope, we thought it convenient to divide the work into two volumes.The first deals primarily withlogicaland philosophical foundations, the second with more empirical semantic issues.Whilethere isa common set of issuestyingthetwovolumestogether, theyareboth self-containedand canbereadindependentlyofoneanother. Twoofthepapersinthepresentcollection(vanBentheminvolume Iand ChierchiainvolumeII)werenotactuallyread attheconference. They are nevertheless included here for their direct relevance ... Read more
ThiscollectionofpapersstemsoriginallyfromaconferenceonProperty Theory,TypeTheoryandSemanticsheldinAmherstonMarch13-16 1986.The conference brought together logicians,philosophers, com- puter scientists and linguists who had been working on these issues (often in isolation from one another).Ourintent wastoboostdebate and exchange of ideas on these fundamental issuesat a time ofrapid changeinsemanticsandcognitivescience. The paperspublished in thiswork have evolved substantially since their original presentation at the conference. Given their scope, we thought it convenient to divide the work into two volumes.The first deals primarily withlogicaland philosophical foundations, the second with more empirical semantic issues.Whilethere isa common set of issuestyingthetwovolumestogether, theyareboth self-containedand canbereadindependentlyofoneanother. Twoofthepapersinthepresentcollection(vanBentheminvolume Iand ChierchiainvolumeII)werenotactuallyread attheconference. They are nevertheless included here for their direct relevance ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9781556080685
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V9781556080685
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Reviews for Properties, Types and Meaning
`I recommended it to everyone who has even a modest interest in the philosophical, logical or linguistic aspects of formal semantics, for to conclude with a quotation from someone whose work has taught me a lot about what formal semantics is and what being a formal semanticist means.' Australian Journal of Linguistics, 18 ... Read more