This book is a collection of studies applying game-theoretical
concepts and ideas to analysing the semantics of natural language
and some formal languages. The bulk of the book consists of several
papers by Hintikka, Carlson and Saarinen and discusses several of
the central problems of the semantics of natural language.
The topics covered are the semantics of natural language
quantifiers, conditionals, pronouns and anaphora more generally.
Hintikkaa (TM)s famous essay presenting examples of "branching
quantifier structures" in English, as well as one formulating his
"any-every thesis," are included. The book also includes Hintikkaa
(TM)s closely argued philosophical discussion of the relationships
between the new semantical games with the language games of
Wittgenstein. Other papers apply the game-theoretical approach to
formal languages including tense logics and tense anaphora
(Saarinen), deontic logic and Rossa (TM) paradox (Hintikka), and
usual predicate logic (Rantala). The latter amounts to an
explication of the "impossible possible" worlds as is shown in
Hintikkaa (TM)s concluding paper.
General
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy, 5 |
| Release date: |
April 2005 |
| First published: |
April 2005 |
| Editors: |
Esa Saarinen
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
394 |
| Edition: |
1979 ed. |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4020-3262-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-4020-3262-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781402032622 |
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