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Handbook of Logic and Language
- 2nd Edition - December 17, 2010
- Editors: Johan F.A.K. van Benthem, Alice ter Meulen
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 3 7 2 6 - 3
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 6 0 2 2 5 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 3 7 2 7 - 0
The logical study of language is becoming more interdisciplinary, playing a role in fields such as computer science, artificial intelligence, cognitive science and game theory.… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe logical study of language is becoming more interdisciplinary, playing a role in fields such as computer science, artificial intelligence, cognitive science and game theory. This new edition, written by the leading experts in the field, presents an overview of the latest developments at the interface of logic and linguistics as well as a historical perspective. It is divided into three parts covering Frameworks, General Topics and Descriptive Themes.
- Completely revised and updated - includes over 25% new material
- Discusses the interface between logic and language
- Many of the authors are creators or active developers of the theories
Researchers working in linguistics, logic, discrete mathematics and computer science
Preface
Part 1 Frameworks
1. Montague Grammar,
B. Partee and H. Hendriks
2. Categorial Type Logics
M. Moortgat
3. Discourse Representation in Context
H. Kamp & J. van Eijck
4.1 Situation Theory
J. Seligman, L. Moss
4.2 Situations, Constraints and Channels
E. Mares, J. Seligman, G. Restall
5.1 GB Theory: An Introduction
J. Higginbotham
5.2 After Government and Binding Theory
E. Stabler
6.1 Game-Theoretical Semantics
J. Hintikka and G. Sandu
6.2 Game-Theoretical Pragmatics
J. G. Jäger
Part 2 General Topics
7. Compositionality
B. Partee & Th. Janssen
8. Types
R. Turner
9.1 Dynamics
R. Muskens, J. van Benthem, and A. Visser
9.2 Dynamic Epistemic Logic
B. Kooi
10. Partiality
J-E. Fenstad
11.1 Formal Learning Theory
D. Osherson, D. de Jongh, E. Martin, S. Weinstein
11.2 Computational Language Learning
M. van Zaanen, C. de la Higuera
12.1 Non-monotonicity in Linguistics
R. Thomason
12.2 Non-monotonic Reasoning in Interpretation
R. van Rooij, K. Schulz
Part 3 Descriptive Topics
13.1 Generalized Quantifiers
E. Keenan, D. Westerståhl
13.2 On the Learnability of Quantifiers
R. Clark
14.1 Temporality
M. Steedman
14.2 Tense, Aspect, and Temporal Representation
H. Verkuyl
15.1 Plurals and Collectives
J. Lønning
15.2 Plural Discourse Reference
A. Brasoveanu
16.1 Questions
J. Groenendijk, M. Stokhof
16.2 Questions: Logic and Interactions
J. Ginzburg
Part 1 Frameworks
1. Montague Grammar,
B. Partee and H. Hendriks
2. Categorial Type Logics
M. Moortgat
3. Discourse Representation in Context
H. Kamp & J. van Eijck
4.1 Situation Theory
J. Seligman, L. Moss
4.2 Situations, Constraints and Channels
E. Mares, J. Seligman, G. Restall
5.1 GB Theory: An Introduction
J. Higginbotham
5.2 After Government and Binding Theory
E. Stabler
6.1 Game-Theoretical Semantics
J. Hintikka and G. Sandu
6.2 Game-Theoretical Pragmatics
J. G. Jäger
Part 2 General Topics
7. Compositionality
B. Partee & Th. Janssen
8. Types
R. Turner
9.1 Dynamics
R. Muskens, J. van Benthem, and A. Visser
9.2 Dynamic Epistemic Logic
B. Kooi
10. Partiality
J-E. Fenstad
11.1 Formal Learning Theory
D. Osherson, D. de Jongh, E. Martin, S. Weinstein
11.2 Computational Language Learning
M. van Zaanen, C. de la Higuera
12.1 Non-monotonicity in Linguistics
R. Thomason
12.2 Non-monotonic Reasoning in Interpretation
R. van Rooij, K. Schulz
Part 3 Descriptive Topics
13.1 Generalized Quantifiers
E. Keenan, D. Westerståhl
13.2 On the Learnability of Quantifiers
R. Clark
14.1 Temporality
M. Steedman
14.2 Tense, Aspect, and Temporal Representation
H. Verkuyl
15.1 Plurals and Collectives
J. Lønning
15.2 Plural Discourse Reference
A. Brasoveanu
16.1 Questions
J. Groenendijk, M. Stokhof
16.2 Questions: Logic and Interactions
J. Ginzburg
- No. of pages: 1168
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: December 17, 2010
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780444537263
- Paperback ISBN: 9780444602251
- eBook ISBN: 9780444537270
Jv
Johan F.A.K. van Benthem
Affiliations and expertise
Institute for Logic, Language & Computation, University of Amsterdam, The NetherlandsAt
Alice ter Meulen
Affiliations and expertise
University of Geneva, Switzerland