anaphora, presupposition, and the theory of grammar /
Gennaro Chierchia.
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
1995.
1 online resource (xv, 270 pages) :
illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-262) and index.
4 Presuppositions and Definites; Preface; I The Two Souls of Discourse Representation Theory; 2 Dynamic Binding; 3 Extensions: Reconstruction, Topicalization, and Crossover; Appendix; Notes; References; Index.
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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 e.
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Anaphora (Linguistics)
Generative grammar.
Grammar, Comparative and general-- Syntax.
Presupposition (Logic)
Semantics.
Anaphore.
Grammaire générative.
Présupposition (Logique)
Sémantique.
Syntaxe.
Anafora.
Anapher
Anaphora (Linguistics)
Bedeutung
Formele semantiek.
Generative grammar.
Grammar, Comparative and general-- Syntax.
Grammatiktheorie
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Linguistics-- Semantics.