Semantics: A Reader contains a broad selection of classic articles on
semantics and the semantics/pragmatics interface. Comprehensive in the
variety and breadth of theoretical frameworks and topics that it
convers, it includes articles representative of the major theoretical
frameworks within
semantics, including: discourse representation theory, dynamic
predicate logic, truth theoretic semantics, event semantics, situation
semantics, and cognitive semantics.
All the major topics in semantics are covered, including lexical
semantics and the semantics of quantified noun phrases, adverbs,
adjectives, performatives, and interrogatives. Included are classic
papers in the field of semantics as well as papers written especially
for the volume. The volume
comes with an extensive introduction designed not only to provide an
overview of the field, but also to explain the technical concepts the
beginner will need to tackle before the more demanding articles.
Semantics will have appeal as a textbook for upper level and graduate
courses and as a reference
for scholars of semantics who want to the classic articles in their field in one convenient place.
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