The logic of language / Pieter A.M. Seuren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seuren, Pieter A. M.

Series:

Seuren, Pieter A. M. http://viaf.org/viaf/185781475 Language from within ; v. 2.

Language from within ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and logic.

Psycholinguistics.

Semantics.

psycholinguistics.

semantics.

Medical Subjects:

Psycholinguistics.

Semantics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 428 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Summary:

The Logic of Language opens a new perspective on logic. Pieter Seuren argues that the logic of language derives from the lexical meanings of the logical operators. These meanings, however, prove not to be consistent. Seuren solves this problem through an indepth analysis of the functional adequacy of natural predicate logic and standard modern logic for natural linguistic interaction. He then develops a general theory of discourse-bound interpretation, covering discourseincrementation, anaphora, presupposition and topic-comment structure, all of which, the author claims, form the 'cement' of d.

Contents:

Logic and entailment

Logic : a new beginning

Natural set theory and natural logic

Logical power, Abelard, and empirical success rates

Aristotle, the commentators, and Abelard

The functionality of the square and of BNPC

The context-sensitivity of speech and language

Discourse incrementation

Primary and donkey anaphora

Presupposition and presuppositional logic

Topic-comment modulation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-419) and index.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Seuren, Pieter A.M. Logic of language.

ISBN:

9780191571794

0191571792

9780191721144

019172114X

9781282383418

1282383418

OCLC:

539174048

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