Linguistics, philosophy, and Montague grammar / edited by Steven Davis and Marianne Mithun.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Davis, Steven, 1937- editor.

Mithun, Marianne, editor.

Conference Name:

Conference on Montague Grammar, Philosophy, and Linguistics (1977 : State University of New York at Albany)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Montague grammar--Congresses.

Montague grammar.

Language and languages--Philosophy--Congresses.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages)

Place of Publication:

Austin, [Texas] ; London, [England] : University of Texas Press, 1979.

Summary:

This volume presents significant developments in the field of Montague Grammar and outlines its past and future contributions to philosophy and linguistics. The contents are as follows: Introduction by Steven Davis and Marianne Mithun Emmon Bach, "Montague Grammar and Classical Transformational Grammar" Barbara H. Partee, "Constraining Transformational Montague Grammar: A Framework and a Fragment" James D. McCawley, "Helpful Hints to the Ordinary Working Montague Grammarian" Terence Parsons, "Type Theory and Ordinary Language" David R. Dowty, "Dative 'Movement' and Thomason's Extensions of Montague Grammar" Muffy E. A. Siegel, "Measure Adjectives in Montague Grammar" Michael Bennett, "Mass Nouns and Mass Terms in Montague Grammar" Jeroen Groenendijk and Martin Stokhof, "Infinitives and Context in Montague Grammar" James Waldo, "A PTQ Semantics for Sortal Incorrectness"

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

1 Montague Grammar and Classical Transformational Grammar

2 Constraining Transformational Montague Grammar: A Framework and a Fragment

3 Helpful Hints to the Ordinary Working Montague Grammarian

4 Type Theory and Ordinary Language

5 Dative 'Movement' and Thomason's Extensions of Montague Grammar

6 Measure Adjectives in Montague Grammar

7 Mass Nouns and Mass Terms in Montague Grammar

8 Infinitives and Context in Montague Gramma

9 A PTQ Semantics for Sortal Incorrectness

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-292-77161-4

OCLC:

1286808535