30.427, Books: Inquisitive Semantics: Ciardelli, Groenendijk, Roelofsen

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Subject: 30.427, Books: Inquisitive Semantics: Ciardelli, Groenendijk, Roelofsen

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Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 11:49:10
From: Alyssa Russell [Alyssa.Russell at oup.com]
Subject: Inquisitive Semantics: Ciardelli, Groenendijk, Roelofsen

 


Title: Inquisitive Semantics 
Publication Year: 2018 
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Book URL: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/inquisitive-semantics-9780198814788 


Author: Ivano Ciardelli
Author: Jeroen Groenendijk
Author: Floris Roelofsen

Hardback: ISBN:  9780198814788 Pages: 240 Price: U.S. $ 74.00


Abstract:

This book presents a new logical framework to capture the meaning of sentences
in conversation. The traditional approach equates meaning with
truth-conditions: to know the meaning of a sentence is to know under which
circumstances it is true. The reason for this is that linguistic and
philosophical investigations are usually carried out in a logical framework
that was originally designed to characterize valid argumentation. However,
argumentation is neither the sole, nor the primary function of language. One
task that language more widely and ordinarily fulfills is to enable the
exchange of information between conversational participants. In the framework
outlined in this volume, inquisitive semantics, information exchange is seen
as a process of raising and resolving issues. Inquisitive semantics provides a
new formal notion of meaning, which makes it possible to model various
concepts that are crucial for the analysis of linguistic information exchange
in a more refined and more principled way than has been possible in previous
frameworks. Importantly, it also allows an integrated treatment of statements
and questions. 

The first part of the book presents the framework in detail, while the second
demonstrates its benefits in the semantic analysis of questions, coordination,
modals, conditionals, and intonation. The book will be of interest to
researchers and students from advanced undergraduate level upwards in the
fields of semantics, pragmatics, philosophy of language, and logic.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Morphology
                     Philosophy of Language
                     Pragmatics
                     Semantics
                     Syntax


Written In: English  (eng)

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