Language In Action

Language in Action

By: J. Van Benthem

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Hardcover | 12 February 1991 | Edition Number 2

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348 Pages

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This monograph began life as a series of papers documenting five years of research into the logical foundations of Categorial Grammar, a grammatical paradigm which has close analogies with Lambda Calculus and Type Theory. The technical theory presented here stems from the interface between Logic and Linguistics and, in particular, the theory of generalized quantification. A categorical framework with lambda calculus-oriented semantics is a convenient vehicle for generalizing semantic insights (obtained in various corners of natural language) into one coherent theory.

The book aims to demonstrate to fellow logicians that the resulting applied lambda calculus has intrinsic logical interest. In the final analysis, the idea is not just to `break the syntactic code' of natural languages but to understand the cognitive functioning of the human mind.

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At present the research programme presented in van Benthem's monograph is intensively developed by logicians, mathematicians, and specialists in computer science and linguistics. Language in Action conveniently reports in detail and in a compact form the results hitherto obtained. Certainly it becomes the standard reference in the area. From the Logical Point of View

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Non-Fiction Mathematics Mathematical Foundation Mathematical Logic Science Physics Psychology Cognition & Cognitive Psychology Language & Linguistics Linguistics Grammar, Syntax & Morphology Computing & I.T.

Computer Science Computer Architecture & Logic Design Language Learning & Teaching Language Teaching & Learning Material & Coursework Grammar, Vocabulary & Pronunciation

Introduction
Two Traditions
Lambda Calculus and Theory of Types
Categorial Grammar
A Logical Perspective
The Hierarchy of Implicational Logics
Proofs, Terms, and Meanings
Proof Theory
Exploring Categorial Deduction
Cut Elimination and Decidability
Recognizing Power
Model Theory
Enumerating Readings
Computing Denotational Constraints
Boolean Structure
Variations and Extensions
Intensionality
Variable Polymorphism and Higher Type Theories
Towards a Logic of Information
Language Families
Modal Logic of Information Patterns
Relational Algebra of Control
Dynamic Logic
A Tour of Basic Logic
Bibliography
Index
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Language In Action