Algebraic semantics in language and philosophy /
Link, Godehard.
Algebraic semantics in language and philosophy / Godehard Link. - Stanford, Calif. : CSLI Publications, c1998. - xii, 432 p. ; 23 cm. - CSLI lecture notes ; no. 74 .
Collection of 14 essays, seven of which have been previously published.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-415) and indexes.
The logical analysis of plurals and mass terms -- Plural -- Hydras : on the logic of relative clause constructions with multiple heads -- Generalized quantifiers and plurals -- Je drei èApfel = Three apples each : quantification and the German je -- First-order axioms for the logic of plurality -- Ten years of research on plurals : where do we stand? -- Algebraic semantics for natural language : some philosophy, some applications-- Quantity and number -- The French Revolution--a philosophical event? -- Algebraic semantics of event structures -- The ontology of individuals and events -- The philosophy of plurality -- Mereology, second-order logic, and set theory -- Appendix : a chapter in lattice theory.
1575860902 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1575860910 (alk. paper)
97046523
Grammar, Comparative and general--Number.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Quantifiers.
Language and languages--Philosophy.
Language and logic.
Semantics (Philosophy)
P240.8 / .L56 1998
415 / L7563
Algebraic semantics in language and philosophy / Godehard Link. - Stanford, Calif. : CSLI Publications, c1998. - xii, 432 p. ; 23 cm. - CSLI lecture notes ; no. 74 .
Collection of 14 essays, seven of which have been previously published.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-415) and indexes.
The logical analysis of plurals and mass terms -- Plural -- Hydras : on the logic of relative clause constructions with multiple heads -- Generalized quantifiers and plurals -- Je drei èApfel = Three apples each : quantification and the German je -- First-order axioms for the logic of plurality -- Ten years of research on plurals : where do we stand? -- Algebraic semantics for natural language : some philosophy, some applications-- Quantity and number -- The French Revolution--a philosophical event? -- Algebraic semantics of event structures -- The ontology of individuals and events -- The philosophy of plurality -- Mereology, second-order logic, and set theory -- Appendix : a chapter in lattice theory.
1575860902 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1575860910 (alk. paper)
97046523
Grammar, Comparative and general--Number.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Quantifiers.
Language and languages--Philosophy.
Language and logic.
Semantics (Philosophy)
P240.8 / .L56 1998
415 / L7563