Default semantics : foundations of a compositional theory of acts of communication / K.M. Jaszczolt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jaszczolt, Katarzyna.

Series:

Oxford linguistics.

Oxford linguistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semantics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Dr Jaszczolt describes the foundations of an original theory of meaning in discourse, revealing the cognitive foundations of discourse interpretation, and puts forward a new basis for the analysis of discourse processing.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; List of Abbreviations and Symbols; Introduction; Part I. Foundations; 1 Meaning Representation: Setting the Scene; 1.1 The semantics/pragmatics merger; 1.2 Questioning underspecification; 1.3 Questioning logical form; 1.4 Questioning what is said; 1.5 Questioning the middle level of meaning; 1.6 Representations in rich dynamic semantics; 1.7 Representations and conscious inference; 2 Default Meanings; 2.1 Varieties of defaults; 2.2 Cognitive defaults; 2.3 Cultural and social defaults; 2.4 Staying on the semantic track; 2.5 Limitations

3 Compositionality and Merger Representations3.1 Compositional meaning; 3.2 Rethinking compositional semantics; 3.3 Metacompositionality; 3.4 Foundations of a formal account; 3.5 Cognitive principles for merger representations; Part II. Some Applications; 4 Defaults for Definite Descriptions; 4.1 Default referential, non-default referential, and attributive readings; 4.2 Definite descriptions in merger representations; 4.3 Definite descriptions, proper names, and indexicals: degrees of referring?; 5 Default Semantics for Propositional Attitude Reports; 5.1 Context-dependent substitutivity

5.2 Degrees of mode of presentation5.3 Merger representations for belief reports; 6 Futurity and English will; 6.1 Futurity and the uses of will: two interrelated problems; 6.2 The modality of will; 6.3 Future as modality; 6.4 The analysis; 6.5 Conclusions; 6.6 Temporality as modality: some open questions and further extensions; 7 Default Semantics for Presupposition as Anaphora; 7.1 Binding and accommodation; 7.2 Genuine ambiguity of partial matches?; 7.3 Presupposition and focus; 7.4 Other principles for selecting anaphors; 7.5 Scales and defaults for presuppositional anaphors; 7.6 Summary

8 The Myth of Sentential Connectives?8.1 The optimist's approach to sentential connectives and the Gricean legacy; 8.2 Summary: the unitary DS account; 8.3 Future projections; 9 Default Semantics for Number Terms; 9.1 Number terms and number concepts; 9.2 Exact value, 'absolute value', and default use; 9.3 Merger representations for CD and CPI 1 readings of cardinal number terms; 9.4 Summary and further directions; 10 Concluding Remarks and Future Prospects; 10.1 'Pragmatic' truth conditions and dynamic 'semantics'; 10.2 The scope of Default Semantics; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G

HI; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Series statement from jkt.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-260) and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-922668-7

1-280-75367-6

1-4294-9118-3

9786610753673

0-19-153219-3

OCLC:

170668519

Publisher Number:

9780199261987