Logics for Linguistic Structures

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2008

Logics for Linguistic Structures

Edited by: Fritz Hamm and Stephan Kepser

Volume 201 in the series Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110211788

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The contributions collected in this voume address central topics in theoretical and computational linguistics, such as quantification, types of context dependence and aspects concerning the formalisation of major grammatical frameworks, among others GB, DRT and HPSG.

All contributions have in common a strong preference for logic as the major tool of analysis. The first main issue concerns the combination of DRT and HPSG styles of analysis into a single system for natural language processing. The second central issue concerns the logical and automata - theoretical foundations of descriptive formalisms presently in the focus of attention, for instance minimalism. A third issue is the significance of context and locality within an algorithmic notion of meaning. The last topic addressed concerns subclasses of empirically highly significant quantificational devices like proportionality quantifiers and quantifiers which give rise to sound and complete logics for non-trivial fragments of English.

The volume will be of great benefit for theoretical and computational linguists, computer scientists, philosophers, and logicians.

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Fritz Hamm, Universität Stuttgart, Germany; Stephan Kepser, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Germany.

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Introduction Fritz Hamm and Stephan Kepser Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Type Theory with Records and unification-based grammar Robin Cooper Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
One-letter automata: How to reduce k tapes to one Hristo Ganchev, Stoyan Mihov and Klaus U. Schulz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
Two aspects of situated meaning Eleni Kalyvianaki Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
Further excursions in natural logic: The Mid-Point Theorems Edward L. Keenan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
On the logic of LGB type structures. Part I: Multidominance structures Marcus Kracht Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Completeness theorems for syllogistic fragments Lawrence S. Moss Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Theoretical and Computational Linguists, Computer Scientists, Philosophers, Logicians, Libraries and Academic Institutes
Pages
- Main content: 180
Keywords: Logics; generative grammar

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Published: December 18, 2008
ISBN: 9783110211788

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Published: October 20, 2008
ISBN: 9783110204698