02839nam 2200625 450 99620396380331620230107123255.01-281-31044-197866113104480-470-77354-50-470-77529-7(CKB)1000000000407571(EBL)351148(OCoLC)476170791(SSID)ssj0000157542(PQKBManifestationID)11151079(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000157542(PQKBWorkID)10138694(PQKB)10449012(MiAaPQ)EBC351148(MiAaPQ)EBC7076168(Au-PeEL)EBL7076168(EXLCZ)99100000000040757120230107d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFoundations of intensional semantics /Chris Fox and Shalom LappinMalden, Massachusetts :Blackwell Pub.,[2005]©20051 online resource (210 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-631-23376-8 0-631-23375-X Includes bibliographical references (pages [172]-179) and index.Foundations of Intensional Semantics; Contents; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Alternative Approaches to Fine-Grained Intensionality; 3 Intensions as Primitives; 4 A Higher-Order, Fine-Grained Intensional Logic; 5 Property Theory with Curry Typing; 6 Number Theory and Cardinality; 7 Anaphora and Ellipsis; 8 Underspecified Interpretations; 9 Expressive Power and Formal Strength; 10 Conclusion; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index; This book provides a systematic study of three foundational issues in the semantics of natural language that have been relatively neglected in the past few decades.; focuses on the formal characterization of intensions, the nature of an adequate type system for natural language semantics, and the formal power of the semantic representation language.; proposes a theory that offers a promising framework for developing a computational semantic system sufficiently expressive to capture the properties of natural language meaning while remaining computationally tractable.; written by two leading resSemanticsData processingSemanticsSemantics (Philosophy)SemanticsData processing.Semantics.Semantics (Philosophy)401/.43Fox Chris1965-914479Lappin ShalomMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996203963803316Foundations of intensional semantics3002160UNISA