An Essay in Universal Semantics

ISBN-13: 9789048151868 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 146 str.

Achille C. Varzi

Opis

This book is a study of the foundations of model-theoretic semantics. Its central thesis is that one does not need to assume a perfect structural fit between languages and their models in order to characterise the basic semantic notions. In particular, truth-value gaps and gluts can be explained away as local phenomena that do not bring logical disaster in their wake. Varzi's detailed and original account is based on a generalisation of supervaluationary techniques and is illustrated with reference to a range of different types of examples, from sentential logic to type theory. Audience: The book is self-contained and will appeal to philosophers, logicians, linguists and computer scientists.

Spis treści

Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1: Foundations. 1.1. Languages. 1.2. Models. 1.3. Valuations. 2: Developments. 2.1. Validity. 2.2. Entailment. Concluding Remarks. Appendix. References. Index.