{"product_id":"the-handbook-of-contemporary-semantic-theory-9780470670736","title":"The Handbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive introduction to cutting-edge research in contemporary theoretical and computational semantics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures completely new content from the first edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures contributions by leading semanticists, who introduce core areas of contemporary semantic research, while discussing current research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSuitable for graduate students for courses in semantic theory and for advanced researchers as an introduction to current theoretical work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Quantifiers, Scope, Plurals, and Ellipsis \u003c\/b\u003e7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Generalized Quantifiers in Natural Language Semantics 9\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDag Westerst\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eåhl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Scope 40\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChris Barker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Plurals 77\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYoad Winter and Remko Scha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Ellipsis 114\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRuth Kempson, Ronnie Cann, Arash Eshghi, Eleni Gregoromichelaki, and Matthew Purver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Modification, Presupposition, Tense, and Modality \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Adjectival Modification and Gradation 143\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel Lassiter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Presupposition and Implicature 168\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Potts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Semantics of Tense and Aspect: A Finite-State Perspective 203\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTim Fernando\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Conditionals and Modality 237\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMagdalena Kaufmann and Stefan Kaufmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Nondeclaratives \u003c\/b\u003e271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Semantics of Questions 273\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrzej Wi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eśniewski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Semantics of Imperatives 314\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChris Fox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Type Theory and Computational Semantics \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e343\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Constructive Type Theory 345\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAarne Ranta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Type Theory with Records for Natural Language Semantics 375\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobin Cooper and Jonathan Ginzburg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Curry Typing, Polymorphism, and Fine-Grained Intensionality 408\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eShalom Lappin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Semantic Complexity in Natural Language 429\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIan Pratt-Hartmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Implementing Semantic Theories 455\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJan van Eijck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Vector Space Models of Lexical Meaning 493\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Recognizing Textual Entailment 523\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Sammons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Interfaces \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e559\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Natural Logic 561\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLawrence S. Moss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Syntax-Semantics Interface: Semantic Roles and Syntactic Arguments 593\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMalka Rappaport Hovav and Beth Levin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Reference in Discourse 625\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Kehler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Probabilistic Semantics and Pragmatics: Uncertainty in Language and Thought 655\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNoah D. Goodman and Daniel Lassiter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Semantics and Dialogue 687\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Schlangen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Semantics and Language Acquisition 714\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEve V. Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Index 735\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 745\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515418501463,"sku":"9780470670736","price":168.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-handbook-of-contemporary-semantic-theory-9780470670736","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}