'Kearns' book provides a lively and engaging introduction to formal semantics. This new edition extends the scope of the first edition by providing additional material on formalization in a very accessible manner. The presentation is clear and user-friendly throughout, making this a really useful resource for use with undergraduates and beginning graduate students alike' -- Professor Louisa Sadler, University of Essex Semantics is the study of the literal meaning of words and the meaning of the way words are combined. This engaging introduction to formal semantics assumes no prior knowledge, providing a solid understanding of a range of semantic phenomena. Truly wide-ranging in coverage, no other introductory textbook discusses a comparable range of topics. Areas covered include: / a beginner's introduction to type theory and the lambda calculus / generalized quantifier theory / referential opacity / thematic roles and lexical conceptual structure / aktionsarten / tense and aspect, including Discourse Representation Theory / event semantics Illustrated throughout with numerous practical examples, each chapter also contains exercises, graded to three different levels of difficulty, as well as suggestions for further reading. Thoroughly revised and expanded, this second edition includes entirely new material on type theory, lambda calculus, semantic composition and discussion of time within a narrative. Comprehensive and accessible, Semantics is ideal for both undergraduate and postgraduate students working at a variety of levels.
1 有用 稀奇八只脚 2017-04-26 17:32:15
读到最后发现自己对Pragmatics挺有兴趣。前面几章挺有趣,之后的eventuality 之类看的有点困。
1 有用 克莱采奏鸣曲 2020-02-27 17:44:34
(克里普克语义学:)名称的外延是它实际的指称,谓词的外延是它实际适用的对象,句子的外延是它的实际的真值;名称的内涵是它实际的指称无论处在哪个可能世界,谓词的内涵是它在所有可能世界的适用对象,句子的内涵是它在所有可能世界的真值列。 只读了语义学部分,写得通俗易懂,哲学基础就是罗素、乔姆斯基、克里普克吧。可能世界语义学还得找更详细的书读读。另外关于反事实条件句有个更简明的思路去理解,“如果存... (克里普克语义学:)名称的外延是它实际的指称,谓词的外延是它实际适用的对象,句子的外延是它的实际的真值;名称的内涵是它实际的指称无论处在哪个可能世界,谓词的内涵是它在所有可能世界的适用对象,句子的内涵是它在所有可能世界的真值列。 只读了语义学部分,写得通俗易懂,哲学基础就是罗素、乔姆斯基、克里普克吧。可能世界语义学还得找更详细的书读读。另外关于反事实条件句有个更简明的思路去理解,“如果存在独角兽,那么独角兽都是红色的”,正因为不存在独角兽,所以也不存在非红色的独角兽,所以这个陈述是真的。 (展开)
0 有用 U京 2017-12-10 02:42:05
Introduction to lambda abstraction was very useful. Some contents felt brushed over, perhaps due to volume constraints?
0 有用 玄都观桂花糕 2018-08-15 22:49:51
形式语义学与我无缘
0 有用 大壮 2018-12-09 19:52:05
上课老师指定第二三四章。