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Types and the structure of meaning : issues in compositional and lexical semantics / Stergios Chatzikyriakidis, Robin Cooper, Eleni Gregoromichelaki, Peter R. Sutton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chatzikyriakidis, Stergios, author.
- Cooper, Robin, 1947- author.
- Gregoromichelaki, Eleni, author.
- Sutton, Peter (Peter R.), author.
- Series:
- Cambridge elements. Elements in semantics
- Elements in semantics, 2754-0367
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Semantics.
- Polysemy.
- Structural linguistics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (69 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "Addresses the role of structure in semantic analysis from the perspective of theories of meaning using rich theories of types. Also relates the theory of frames to these type theories as introducing, to some extent, similar structure into semantic analysis. The authors show how a structured approach is necessary to appropriately analyse phenomena in areas as diverse as lexical semantics and the semantics of attitudinal constructions referring to psychological states. In particular, these are: polysemy taken together with copredication, and attitudes such as belief and knowledge. The authors argue that the very same structure required to define a rich system of types enables them to adequately analyse both of these phenomena, thus revealing similarities in two otherwise apparently unrelated topics in semantics. They also argue that such theories facilitate a semantic theory oriented towards a psychological and contextually situated view of meaning"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The nature of structure in semantics
- Structure in the attitudes
- Structure in polysemy and copredication
- Summary : adding structure to semantics?.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 14, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Chatzikyriakidis, Stergios. Types and the structure of meaning
- ISBN:
- 9781009285322
- 1009285327
- 9781009285308
- 1009285300
- OCLC:
- 1517998623
- Access Restriction:
- Some versions: Open access versions available from some providers open access
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