A Course In Semantics
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A Course In Semantics
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Author : Daniel Altshuler
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2019-09-03
A Course In Semantics written by Daniel Altshuler and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-03 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
An introductory text in linguistic semantics, uniquely balancing empirical coverage and formalism with development of intuition and methodology. This introductory textbook in linguistic semantics for undergraduates features a unique balance between empirical coverage and formalism on the one hand and development of intuition and methodology on the other. It will equip students to form intuitions about a set of data, explain how well an analysis of the data accords with their intuitions, and extend the analysis or seek an alternative. No prior knowledge of linguistics is required. After mastering the material, students will be able to tackle some of the most difficult questions in the field even if they have never taken a linguistics course before. After introducing such concepts as truth conditions and compositionality, the book presents a basic symbolic logic with negation, conjunction, and generalized quantifiers, to serve as the basis for translation throughout the book. It then develops a detailed compositional semantics, covering quantification (scope and binding), adverbial modification, relative clauses, event semantics, tense and aspect, as well as pragmatic phenomena, notably deictic pronouns and narrative progression. A Course in Semantics offers a large and diverse set of exercises, interspersed throughout the text; those labeled “Important practice and looking ahead” prepare students for material to come; those labeled “Thinking about ” invite students to think beyond the content of the book.
Semantics
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Author : James R. Hurford
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1983-04-28
Semantics written by James R. Hurford and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983-04-28 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Introduces the major elements of semantics in a simple, step-by-step fashion. Sections of explanation and examples are followed by practice exercises with answers and comment provided.
An Advanced Introduction To Semantics
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Author : Igor Mel'čuk
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-04-02
An Advanced Introduction To Semantics written by Igor Mel'čuk and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-02 with Computers categories.
Presents, in simple and clear terms, the way in which humans express their ideas by talking.
Introducing English Semantics
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Author : Charles W. Kreidler
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1998
Introducing English Semantics written by Charles W. Kreidler and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Anglais (Langue) - Sémantique categories.
Annotation Focusing on the English language, this comprehensive and accessible introduction to semantics explores how languages organize and express meaning through words, parts of words and sentences. This title available in eBook format. Click here for more information. Visit our eBookstore at: www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk.
Introduction To English Semantics And Pragmatics
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Author : Patrick Griffiths
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2006-05-29
Introduction To English Semantics And Pragmatics written by Patrick Griffiths and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-29 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
An introduction to the linguistic study of meaning, this book outlines the meaning potential (semantics) of English and how language knowledge is put to use (pragmatics). As well as gaining a systematic overview of meaning in English, readers can learn how to argue for analyses. Among the significant concepts introduced are denotation, sense relations, event types, explicature, implicature, presupposition, metaphor, reference, speech acts and (at an elementary level) Generalised Quantifier Theory. Sense relations--such as antonymy and hyponymy--are presented as summarising patterns of entailment. The sense of a word is seen as the contributions it makes to the entailments carried by sentences.
Meaning
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Author : Paul Elbourne
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2011-10-06
Meaning written by Paul Elbourne and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-06 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This book offers an introduction to the analysis of meaning. Our outstanding ability to communicate is a distinguishing feature of our species. To communicate is to convey meaning, but what is meaning? How do words combine to give us the meanings of sentences? And what makes a statement ambiguous or nonsensical? These questions and many others are addressed in Paul Elbourne's fascinating guide. He opens by asking what kinds of things the meanings of words and sentences could be: are they, for example, abstract objects or psychological entities? He then looks at how we understand a sequence of words we have never heard before; he considers to what extent the meaning of a sentence can be derived from the words it contains and how to account for the meanings that can't be; and he examines the roles played by time, place, and the shared and unshared assumptions of speakers and hearers. He looks at how language interacts with thought and the intriguing question of whether what language we speak affects the way we see the world. Meaning, as might be expected, is far from simple. Paul Elbourne explores its complex issues in crystal clear language. He draws on approaches developed in linguistics, philosophy, and psychology - assuming a knowledge of none of them -in a manner that will appeal to everyone interested in this essential element of human psychology and culture.
Introducing Semantics
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Author : Nick Riemer
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-03-25
Introducing Semantics written by Nick Riemer and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-25 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
An introduction to the study of meaning in language for undergraduate students.
Perspectives On Semantics Pragmatics And Discourse
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Author : Ferenc Kiefer
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 2001-01-01
Perspectives On Semantics Pragmatics And Discourse written by Ferenc Kiefer and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Professor Ferenc Kiefer of the Linguistics Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences was instrumental in bringing early transformational grammar to Europe. His extensive work contributes substantially to making a connection between the grammatical theory and other areas of linguistics. The 17 essays in this book celebrate his career by continuing to explore inter-area research in linguistics: pragmatics in grammar (de Groot, van Riemsdijk, Dressler & Barbaresi, Comrie), semantic compositionality and pragmatics (Wunderlich, Partee, Borschev, Szabo, Bach), logical structures and universals in semantics and pragmatics (van der Auwera, Bultinck, Burton-Roberts, Harnish, Wierzbicka) dialogue and thematic structure (Jonasson, Doherty, Hajicova, Panevova, Sgall, Allwood, Fraser).
Concrete Semantics
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Author : Tobias Nipkow
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-12-03
Concrete Semantics written by Tobias Nipkow and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-03 with Computers categories.
Part I of this book is a practical introduction to working with the Isabelle proof assistant. It teaches you how to write functional programs and inductive definitions and how to prove properties about them in Isabelle’s structured proof language. Part II is an introduction to the semantics of imperative languages with an emphasis on applications like compilers and program analysers. The distinguishing feature is that all the mathematics has been formalised in Isabelle and much of it is executable. Part I focusses on the details of proofs in Isabelle; Part II can be read even without familiarity with Isabelle’s proof language, all proofs are described in detail but informally. The book teaches the reader the art of precise logical reasoning and the practical use of a proof assistant as a surgical tool for formal proofs about computer science artefacts. In this sense it represents a formal approach to computer science, not just semantics. The Isabelle formalisation, including the proofs and accompanying slides, are freely available online, and the book is suitable for graduate students, advanced undergraduate students, and researchers in theoretical computer science and logic.