The Science of Meaning: Essays on the Metatheory of Natural Language Semantics b

Description: The Science of Meaning by Derek Ball, Brian Rabern With language we command, assert, query, emote, insult, and inspire. Language has meaning, and semantics is the science of linguistic meaning. But what exactly is FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description By creating certain marks on paper, or by making certain sounds-breathing past a moving tongue-or by articulation of hands and bodies, language users can give expression to their mental lives. With language we command, assert, query, emote, insult, and inspire. Language has meaning. This fact can be quite mystifying, yet a science of linguistic meaning-semantics-has emerged at the intersection of a variety of disciplines: philosophy, linguistics, computer science,and psychology. Author Biography Derek Ball is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of St Andrews. His professional interests include the philosophy of language and philosophy of mind. Brian Rabern is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. His main research interests centre around philosophy of language, logic, and formal semantics. Table of Contents 0: Derek Ball and Brian Rabern: Introduction to the science of meaning1: Pauline Jacobson: What is - or, for that matter, isnt - experimental semantics?2: Wesley H. Holliday and Thomas F. Icard, III: Axiomatization in the meaning sciences3: Robert Stalnaker: David Lewis on context4: François Recanati: From meaning to content5: Bryan Pickel, Brian Rabern, and Josh Dever: Reviving the parameter revolution in semantics6: Barbara Partee: Changing notions of linguistic competence in the history of formal semantics7: Michael Glanzberg: Lexical meaning, concepts, and the metasemantics of predicates8: Kathrin GlÜer: Interpretation and the interpreter9: Inés Crespo, Hadil Karawani, and Frank Veltman: Expressing expectations10: Thomas Ede Zimmermann: Fregean compositionality11: Paul Pietroski: Semantic typology and composition12: Seth Yalcin: Semantics as model-based science13: Wolfgang Schwarz: Semantic possibility14: Derek Ball: Semantics as measurement Review Ball and Rabern have collected a set of prestigious chapters that well represent the current state of reflections on the nature, structure, and foundations of theories in mainstream FS. The volume will be of great interest to semanticists and contains a fair number of must-read essays (e.g., by Partee, Recanati, Yalcin) that could easily also be appreciated by linguists, cognitive scientists, and philosophers of language. * Giosuè Baggio, Journal of Logic, Language and Information * Long Description By creating certain marks on paper, or by making certain sounds-breathing past a moving tongue-or by articulation of hands and bodies, language users can give expression to their mental lives. With language we command, assert, query, emote, insult, and inspire. Language has meaning. This fact can be quite mystifying, yet a science of linguistic meaning-semantics-has emerged at the intersection of a variety of disciplines: philosophy, linguistics, computer science,and psychology. Review Quote "Ball and Rabern have collected a set of prestigious chapters that well represent the current state of reflections on the nature, structure, and foundations of theories in mainstream FS. The volume will be of great interest to semanticists and contains a fair number of must-read essays (e.g., by Partee, Recanati, Yalcin) that could easily also be appreciated by linguists, cognitive scientists, and philosophers of language." -- Giosu Feature Cutting-edge research on the aims and foundations of semantic theoryNew interdisciplinary essays spanning philosophy and linguisticsReinvigorates philosophical debates about meaning, setting the agenda for future researchA comprehensive editorial introduction provides readers with the requisite background New Feature 0. Introduction to the science of meaning, Derek Ball and Brian Rabern 1. What is - or, for that matter, isnt - experimental semantics?, Pauline Jacobson 2. Axiomatization in the meaning sciences, Wesley H. Holliday and Thomas F. Icard, III 3. David Lewis on context, Robert Stalnaker 4. From meaning to content, Franois Recanati 5. Reviving the parameter revolution in semantics, Bryan Pickel, Brian Rabern, and Josh Dever 6. Changing notions of linguistic competence in the history of formal semantics, Barbara Partee 7. Lexical meaning, concepts, and the metasemantics of predicates, Michael Glanzberg 8. Interpretation and the interpreter, Kathrin Gler 9. Expressing expectations, Ins Crespo, Hadil Karawani, and Frank Veltman 10. Fregean compositionality, Thomas Ede Zimmermann 11. Semantic typology and composition, Paul Pietroski 12. Semantics as model-based science, Seth Yalcin 13. Semantic possibility, Wolfgang Schwarz 14. Semantics as measurement, Derek Ball Details ISBN0198865732 Pages 432 Publisher Oxford University Press Year 2020 ISBN-10 0198865732 ISBN-13 9780198865735 Format Paperback Imprint Oxford University Press Subtitle Essays on the Metatheory of Natural Language Semantics Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Brian Rabern DEWEY 401.43 Affiliation Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh Position Lecturer in Philosophy Short Title The Science of Meaning Language English Author Brian Rabern UK Release Date 2020-07-30 Publication Date 2020-07-30 AU Release Date 2020-07-30 NZ Release Date 2020-07-30 Alternative 9780198739548 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:130081320;

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