Compositional Semantics : An Introduction to the Syntax/Semantics Interface Paperback / softback
by Pauline (Professor of Linguistic and Cognitive Science, Professor of Linguistic and Cognit Jacobson
Part of the Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics series
Paperback / softback
Description
This book provides an introduction to compositional semantics and to the syntax/semantics interface.
It is rooted within the tradition of model theoretic semantics, and develops an explicit fragment of both the syntax and semantics of a rich portion of English. Professor Jacobson adopts a Direct Compositionality approach, whereby the syntax builds the expressions while the semantics simultaneously assigns each a model-theoretic interpretation.
Alongside this approach, the author also presents a competing view that makes use of an intermediate level, Logical Form.
She develops parallel treatments of a variety of phenomena from both points of view with detailed comparisons.
The book begins with simple and fundamental concepts and gradually builds a more complex fragment, including analyses of more advanced topics such as focus, negative polarity, and a variety of topics centering on pronouns and binding more generally.
Exercises are provided throughout, alongside open-ended questions for students to consider.
The exercises are interspersed with the text to promote self-discovery of the fundamentals and their applications. The book provides a rigorous foundation in formal analysis and model theoretic semantics and is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in linguistics, philosophy of language, and related fields.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:448 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:28/08/2014
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- ISBN:9780199677153
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:448 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:28/08/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9780199677153
