{"product_id":"9781405109178","title":"What is Meaning? Fundamentals of Formal Semantics","description":"\u003ch3\u003eFundamentals of Linguistics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eWhat is Meaning?\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFundamentals of Formal Semantics\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePaul H. Portner\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ Semantics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWhat is Meaning? Fundamentals of Formal Semantics\u003c\/i\u003e is a concise introduction to the field of semantics as it is actually practiced. Through simple examples, pictures, and metaphors, Paul Portner presents the field’s key ideas about how language works.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains the fundamental ideas and some of the most significant results of modern semantic theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines foundational discussion with simplified analyses of complex phenomena to provide readers with a sense of the fascination to be found in the details of the human language\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes exercises and thought-provoking questions to facilitate learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul H. Portner\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Linguistics and Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Cognitive Science at Georgetown University. He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eFormal Semantics: The Essential Readings\u003c\/i\u003e (with Barbara H. Partee, Blackwell, 2002) as well as the author of numerous articles on topics such as mood and modality, tense and aspect, and the syntax\/semantics interface.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 February 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\u003e9781405109178\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310972334220,"sku":"9781405109178","price":123.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405109178_cd421611-13c5-4b18-8372-382d116012f4.jpg?v=1780206109","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405109178","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}