| Language and Logics: An Introduction to the Logical Foundations of Language Contributor(s): Gregory, Howard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0748691626 ISBN-13: 9780748691623 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Philosophy | Logic |
| Dewey: 401 |
| LCCN: 2015373643 |
| Series: Edinburgh Advanced Textbooks in Linguistics Eup |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.27 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Taking linguistics students beyond the classical forms often taught in introductory courses, Language and Logics offers a comprehensive introduction to the wide variety of useful non-classical logics that are commonly used in research. Including a brief review of classical logic and its major assumptions, this textbook provides a guided tour of modal, many valued and substructural logics. The textbook starts from simple and intuitive concepts, clearly explaining the logics of language for linguistics students who have little previous knowledge of logic or mathematics. Issues are presented and discussed clearly before going on to introduce symbolic notation. While not avoiding technical detail, the book focuses throughout on helping students develop an intuitive understanding of the field, with particular attention to conceptual questions and to the tailoring of logical systems to thinking about different applications in linguistics and beyond. This is an ideal introductory volume for advanced undergraduates and beginning postgraduate students in linguistics, and for those specializing in semantics. |
