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Gain a deeper understanding of essential research on the semantics of noun phrases and verb phrases. Clear explanations of significant recent research bring complex issues to life, with expert guidance on topics of debate within the field. The book gives readers valuable insights into topics such as definiteness, specificity, genericity aspect, aktionsart and mood. It also discusses directions for future research. Written by a world-class team...

Read this book to get a deeper understanding of a wide range of semantics research on complex sentences and meaning in discourse. These in-depth articles from leading names in their fields cover the core concepts of sentential semantics such as tense, modality, conditionality, propositional attitudes, scope, negation, and coordination. The highly cited material, covers questions, imperatives, copular clauses, and existential sentences. It also...

Offers detailed formal analysis alongside intuitive explanations~Draws connections between different theoretical approaches~Outlines the relations between mood and other topics in linguistics

Offers detailed formal analysis alongside intuitive explanations~Draws connections between different theoretical approaches~Outlines the relations between mood and other topics in linguistics

This is a book about semantic theories of modality. Its main goal is to explain and evaluate important contemporary theories within linguistics and to discuss a wide range of linguistic phenomena from the perspective of these theories. The introduction describes the variety of grammatical phenomena associated with modality, explaining why modal verbs, adjectives, and adverbs represent the core phenomena. Chapters are then devoted to the possib...

This is a book about semantic theories of modality. Its main goal is to explain and evaluate important contemporary theories within linguistics and to discuss a wide range of linguistic phenomena from the perspective of these theories. The introduction describes the variety of grammatical phenomena associated with modality, explaining why modal verbs, adjectives, and adverbs represent the core phenomena. Chapters are then devoted to the possib...

Formal Semantics: The Essential Readings "is a collection of seminal papers that have shaped the field of formal semantics in linguistics.

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...

Formal Semantics: The Essential Readings "is a collection of seminal papers that have shaped the field of formal semantics in linguistics.