Quantifiers in Language and Logic
Author | : Stanley Peters |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 550 |
Release | : 2006-04-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780191516238 |
ISBN-13 | : 0191516236 |
Rating | : 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Download or read book Quantifiers in Language and Logic written by Stanley Peters and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2006-04-27 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quantification is a topic which brings together linguistics, logic, and philosophy. Quantifiers are the essential tools with which, in language or logic, we refer to quantity of things or amount of stuff. In English they include such expressions as no, some, all, both, many. Peters and Westerstahl present the definitive interdisciplinary exploration of how they work - their syntax, semantics, and inferential role.