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Enriched Meanings: Natural Language Semantics with Category Theory£29.99 Ash Asudeh, Gianluca Giorgolo
9780198847861 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. |
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The Linguistics of Humor: An Introduction£29.99 Salvatore Attardo
9780198791287 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. |
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Subjectivity and Perspective in Truth-Theoretic Semantics£35.49 Peter Lasersohn
9780199573684 Oxford Studies in Semantics and Pragmatics This book explores linguistic and philosophical issues presented by sentences expressing personal taste, such as Roller coasters are fun, and examines how truth-theoretic semantics can account for expressions of this type. It provides a detailed and explicit formal grammar paired with semantic analysis and pragmatic theory. |
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Context and Communication£19.99 Herman Cappelen, Josh Dever
9780198733065 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. |
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I-Language: An Introduction to Linguistics as Cognitive ScienceSecond Edition £22.49 Daniela Isac, Charles Reiss
9780199660179 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. |