Dynamics of Meaning : Anaphora, Preposition, and the Theory of Grammar - Gennaro Chierchia

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Dynamics of Meaning

Anaphora, Preposition, and the Theory of Grammar

By: Gennaro Chierchia

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Hardcover | 1 August 1995 | Edition Number 1

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286 Pages

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2.35 x 1.6 x 0.23

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In "The Dynamics of Meaning," Gennaro Chierchia tackles central issues in dynamic semantics and extends the general framework.
Chapter 1 introduces the notion of dynamic semantics and discusses in detail the phenomena that have been used to motivate it, such as "donkey" sentences and adverbs of quantification. The second chapter explores in greater depth the interpretation of indefinites and issues related to presuppositions of uniqueness and the "E-type strategy." In Chapter 3, Chierchia extends the dynamic approach to the domain of syntactic theory, considering a range of empirical problems that includes backwards anaphora, reconstruction effects, and weak crossover. The final chapter develops the formal system of dynamic semantics to deal with central issues of definites and presupposition. Chierchia shows that an approach based on a principled enrichment of the mechanisms dealing with meaning is to be preferred on empirical grounds over approaches that depend on an enrichment of the syntactic apparatus.
"Dynamics of Meaning" illustrates how seemingly abstract stances on the nature of meaning can have significant and far-reaching linguistic consequences, leading to the detection of new facts and influencing our understanding of the syntax/semantics/pragmatics interface.

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Non-Fiction Language & Linguistics Linguistics Semantics & Discourse Analysis Grammar, Syntax & Morphology Philosophy Philosophy & Logic Sociology & Anthropology Language Learning & Teaching

Preface
The Two Souls of Discourse Representation Theory
Dynamic Binding
Extensions: Reconstruction, Topicalization, and Crossover
Presuppositions and Definites
Notes
References
Index
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