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Portner, Paul H.

 
9781405109178: What is Meaning?: Fundamentals of Formal Semantics
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ISBN 10 : 1405109173 ISBN 13 : 9781405109178
Editeur : *Wiley-Blackwell, 2004

Synopsis

What is Meaning? Fundamentals of Formal Semantics is a concise introduction to the field of semantics as it is actually practiced. Through simple examples, pictures, and metaphors, Paul Portner presents the field's key ideas about how language works.

  • Explains the fundamental ideas and some of the most significant results of modern semantic theory
  • Combines foundational discussion with simplified analyses of complex phenomena to provide readers with a sense of the fascination to be found in the details of the human language
  • Includes exercises and thought-provoking questions to facilitate learning

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À propos de l'auteur

Paul H. Portner is Associate Professor of Linguistics and Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Cognitive Science at Georgetown University. He is co-editor of Formal Semantics: The Essential Readings (with Barbara H. Partee, Blackwell, 2002) as well as the author of numerous articles on topics such as mood and modality, tense and aspect, and the syntax/semantics interface.

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Éditeur
*Wiley-Blackwell
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1405109173
ISBN 13 
9781405109178
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
250
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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