Focusing on compositional semantics and the syntax/semantics interface, this book merges Direct Compositionality with Logical Form approaches. It serves as an essential resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in linguistics, philosophy of language, and related disciplines, offering a comprehensive introduction to these complex concepts.
This book provides an introduction to compositional semantics and to the syntax/semantics interface, adopting a Direct Compositionality view while (where appropriate) also presenting a competing view based on Logical Form and comparing the two.
This book compiles recent research on the syntax of natural languages, aiming to revise current syntactic representations by minimizing transformational derivations. It features papers from a 1979 conference at Brown University, showcasing diverse perspectives and interrelated findings, enhancing the understanding of syntactic theory.