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Compositionality in Formal Semantics: Selected Papers
Barbara H. Partee
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Description for Compositionality in Formal Semantics: Selected Papers
Paperback. Compositionality in Formal Semantics is a collection of Barbara Partee's papers that have been influential in the field but are not readily available and includes a new introductory essay in which Partee reflects on how her thinking and the field of semantics have developed over the past 35 years. Series: Explorations in Semantics. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10. BIC Classification: CFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 634.
Compositionality in Formal Semantics is a collection of Barbara Partee’s papers that have been influential in the field but are not readily available and includes a new introductory essay in which Partee reflects on how her thinking and the field of semantics have developed over the past 35 years.
- Brings together, in one volume, influential but difficult to find papers by one of the most important researchers in formal semantics.
- Includes a new introductory essay in which Partee reflects on how her research and the field of semantics have developed over the past 35 years.
- Discusses critical themes in semantic theory.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
Explorations in Semantics
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781405109352
SKU
V9781405109352
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99-50
About Barbara H. Partee
Barbara H. Partee is Distinguished University Professor of Linguistics and Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts–Amherst, and is the author of several landmark essays in formal semantics. She has written and edited numerous books, including Formal Semantics: The Essential Readings (edited with Paul Portner, Blackwell, 2002), Mathematical Methods in Linguistics (with Alice ter Meulen and Robert Wall, 1990), and Montague ... Read more
Reviews for Compositionality in Formal Semantics: Selected Papers
"Barbara H. Partee is the founding mother of linguistic semantics as it is practiced today, and this collection of many of her classic papers shows why she has been so influential. The combination of theoretical insight with her legendary ability to find just the right example to make a point is evident throughout. And, as a bonus, the collection begins ... Read more