Mathematical Methods in Linguistics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993)

Elementary set theory accustoms the students to mathematical abstraction, includes the standard constructions of relations, functions, and orderings, and leads to a discussion of the various orders of infinity. The material on logic covers not only the standard statement logic and first-order predicate logic but includes an introduction to formal systems, axiomatization, and model theory. The section on algebra is presented with an emphasis on lattices as well as Boolean and Heyting algebras. Background for recent research in natural language semantics includes sections on lambda-abstraction and generalized quantifiers. Chapters on automata theory and formal languages contain a discussion of languages between context-free and context-sensitive and form the background for much current work in syntactic theory and computational linguistics. The many exercises not only reinforce basic skills but offer an entry to linguistic applications of mathematical concepts. For upper-level undergraduate students and graduate students in theoretical linguistics, computer-science students with interests in computational linguistics, logic programming and artificial intelligence, mathematicians and logicians with interests in linguistics and the semantics of natural language.

General

Imprint:	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy, 30
Release date:	June 2003
First published:	1993
Authors:	Barbara B.H. Partee • A.G. Ter Meulen • R. Wall
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	666
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
ISBN-13:	978-90-277-2245-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General
LSN:	90-277-2245-5
Barcode:	9789027722454

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