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Algebraic semantics in language and philosophy / Godehard Link.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: CSLI lecture notes ; no. 74Publication details: Stanford, Calif. : CSLI Publications, c1998.Description: xii, 432 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1575860902 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1575860910 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 415 L7563
LOC classification:
  • P240.8 .L56 1998
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Contents:
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.
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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.

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