Philosophy of Language

Enriched Meanings: Natural Language Semantics with Category Theory

Ash Asudeh, Gianluca Giorgolo

9780198847861
Paperback
15 September 2020

Oxford Studies in Semantics and Pragmatics

This book develops a theory of enriched meanings for natural language interpretation that uses the concept of monads and related ideas from category theory. The volume is interdisciplinary in nature, and will appeal to graduate students and researchers from a range of disciplines interested in natural language understanding and representation.

The Linguistics of Humor: An Introduction

Salvatore Attardo

9780198791287
Paperback
25 June 2020

This book is the first comprehensive and systematic introduction to the linguistics of humor, exploring not only theoretical linguistic analyses, but also topics from applied linguistics. It will be a valuable resource for students from advanced undergraduate level upwards, particularly those coming to linguistics from related disciplines.

Context and Communication

Herman Cappelen, Josh Dever

9780198733065
Paperback
07 April 2016

Context and Communication provides an introduction to a central theme in the study of language: the idea that what we say (or ask, or think) depends on the context of speech and thought. It explores key data, questions, concepts, and theories of context sensitivity, and is written to be accessible to those with no prior knowledge of the subject.

I-Language: An Introduction to Linguistics as Cognitive Science

Second Edition

Daniela Isac, Charles Reiss

9780199660179
Paperback
07 February 2013

Oxford Core Linguistics

The book introduces the major branches of theoretical linguistics - phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics - in the context of cognitive science, with reference to fields such as vision, auditory perception, and philosophy of mind.