{"product_id":"9780792322429","title":"Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eStudies in Linguistics and Philosophy\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAsher, Nicholas\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReference to Abstract Objects in Discourse\u003c\/em\u003e presents a  novel framework and analysis of the ways we refer to abstract objects  in natural language discourse. The book begins with a typology of  abstract objects and related entities like eventualities. After an  introduction to `bottom up, compositional' discourse representation  theory (DRT) and to previous work on abstract objects in DRT (notably  work on the semantics of the attitudes), the book turns to a semantic  analysis of eventuality and abstract object denoting nominals in  English. The book then substantially revises and extends the dynamic  semantic framework of DRT to develop an analysis of anaphoric  reference to abstract objects and eventualities that exploits  discourse structure and the discourse relations that obtain between  elements of the structure. A dynamic, semantically based theory of  discourse structure (SDRT) is proposed, along with many illustrative  examples. Two further chapters then provide the analysis of anaphoric  reference to propositions VP ellipsis. The abstract entity anaphoric  antecedents are elements of the discourse structures that SDRT  develops. The final chapter discusses some logical and philosophical  difficulties for a semantic analysis of reference to abstract  objects.\u003cbr\u003e  For semanticists, philosophers of language, computer scientists  interested in natural language applications and discourse,  philosophical logicians, graduate students in linguistics, philosophy,  cognitive science and artificial intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1993-04-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792322429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-011-1715-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 229cm x152cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 455\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45658365591692,"sku":"9780792322429","price":341.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792322429.jpg?v=1776879110","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792322429","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}