{"product_id":"9780631233763","title":"Foundations of Intensional Semantics","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFoundations of Intensional Semantics\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChris Fox | Shalom Lappin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ Semantics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book provides a systematic study of three foundational issues in the semantics of natural language that have been relatively neglected in the past few decades.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003efocuses on the formal characterization of intensions, the nature of an adequate type system for natural language semantics, and the formal power of the semantic representation language\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eproposes a theory that offers a promising framework for developing a computational semantic system sufficiently expressive to capture the properties of natural language meaning while remaining computationally tractable\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ewritten by two leading researchers and of interest to students and researchers in formal semantics, computational linguistics, logic, artificial intelligence, and the philosophy of language\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eChris Fox\u003c\/b\u003e is a Reader in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Essex. In addition to numerous papers, his previous publications in the area of computational semantics include \u003ci\u003eThe Ontology of Language: Properties, Individuals, and Discourse\u003c\/i\u003e (2000).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShalom Lappin\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Computer Science at King’s College, London. He has published extensively on issues in computational linguistics and formal grammar, and his books include \u003ci\u003eLocal Constraints vs. Economy\u003c\/i\u003e (with David Johnson, 1999), \u003ci\u003eFragments\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eStudies in Ellipsis and Gapping\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with Elabbas Benmamoun, 1999), and \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (edited, Blackwell, 1996).\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 August 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631233763\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11.04\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311205937292,"sku":"9780631233763","price":55.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631233763.jpg?v=1780110127","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631233763","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}