Default Semantics Foundations of a Compositional Theory of Acts of Communication

Name: Default Semantics Foundations of a Compositional Theory of Acts of Communication
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ISBN: 9780199226689

ISBN-10: 0199226687

ISBN-13: 9780199226689

Edition: 2007

Authors: K. M. Jaszczolt

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In this pioneering book Katarzyna Jaszczolt lays down the foundations of an original theory of meaning in discourse, reveals the cognitive foundations of discourse interpretation, and puts forward a new basis for the analysis of discourse processing. She provides a step-by-step introduction to the theory and its application, and explains new terms and formalisms as required. Dr. Jaszczolt unites the precision of truth-conditional, dynamic approaches with insights from neo-Gricean pragmatics into the role of speaker's intentions in communication. She shows that the compositionality of meaning may be understood as merger representations combining information from various sources including…

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List price: $58.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/23/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English




Foundations



Meaning Representation: Setting the Scene



Default Meanings



Compositionality and Merger Representations



Some Applications



Defaults for Definite Descriptions



Default Semantics for Propositional Attitude Reports



Futurity and the English will



Default Semantics for Presupposition as Anaphora



The Myth of Sentential Connectives?



Default Semantics for Number Terms



Concluding Remarks and Future Prospects


References


Index