{"product_id":"knowledge-of-meaning-an-introduction-to-semantic-theory-paperback","title":"Knowledge of Meaning: An Introduction to Semantic Theory - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard K. Larson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGabriel M. a. Segal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurrent textbooks in formal semantics are all versions of, or introductions to, the same paradigm in semantic theory: Montague Grammar. \u003ci\u003eKnowledge of Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e is based on different assumptions and a different history. It provides the only introduction to truth- theoretic semantics for natural languages, fully integrating semantic theory into the modern Chomskyan program in linguistic theory and connecting linguistic semantics to research elsewhere in cognitive psychology and philosophy. As such, it better fits into a modern graduate or undergraduate program in linguistics, cognitive science, or philosophy. Furthermore, since the technical tools it employs are much simpler to teach and to master, \u003ci\u003e Knowledge of Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e can be taught by someone who is not primarily a semanticist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinguistic semantics cannot be studied as a stand-alone subject but only as part of cognitive psychology, the authors assert. It is the study of a particular human cognitive competence governing the meanings of words and phrases. Larson and Segal argue that speakers have unconscious knowledge of the semantic rules of their language, and they present concrete, empirically motivated proposals about a formal theory of this competence based on the work of Alfred Tarski and Donald Davidson. The theory is extended to a wide range of constructions occurring in natural language, including predicates, proper nouns, pronouns and demonstratives, quantifiers, definite descriptions, anaphoric expressions, clausal complements, and adverbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnowledge of Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e gives equal weight to philosophical, empirical, and formal discussions. It addresses not only the empirical issues of linguistic semantics but also its fundamental conceptual questions, including the relation of truth to meaning and the methodology of semantic theorizing. Numerous exercises are included in the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard K. Larson is Professor of Linguistics at Stony Brook University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGabriel M.A. Segal is Professor of Philosophy at King's College London.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 662\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.37 x 9 x 8.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454373773490,"sku":"9780262621007","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/efe567d1b148d1da97b5e3e71de8e5a6_d4a45d70-1b41-4df4-ad37-6795ab238d31.webp?v=1778849426","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/knowledge-of-meaning-an-introduction-to-semantic-theory-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}