What is meaning? : fundamentals of formal semantics /

"What is Meaning? Fundamentals of Formal Semantics is a concise introduction to the field of semantics as it is actually practiced. The book explains the fundamental ideas and some of the most significant results of modern semantic theory in an intuitive, engaging manner without relying on form...

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Main Author: Portner, Paul
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2005
Series:Fundamentals of linguistics
Fundamentals of linguistics
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