An essay in universal semantics / Achille C. Varzi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Varzi, Achille C.

Series:

Topoi library ; v. 1.

Topoi library ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semantics.

Semantics (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

xi, 146 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [1999]

Summary:

This book is a study of the foundations of model-theoretic semantics. Its central thesis is that one does not need to assume a perfect structural fit between languages and their models in order to characterise the basic semantic notions. In particular, truth-value gaps and gluts can be explained away as local phenomena that do not bring logical disaster in their wake. Varzi's detailed and original account is based on a generalisation of supervaluationary techniques and is illustrated with reference to a range of different types of examples, from sentential logic to type theory. Audience: The book is self-contained and will appeal to philosophers, logicians, linguists and computer scientists.

Notes:

Revision of thesis (doctoral)--University of Toronto, 1994.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-136) and index.

ISBN:

0792356292

OCLC:

41156570