Over a longer period than I sometimes care to contemplate I have
worked on possible-worlds semantics. The earliest work was in modal
logic, to which I keep returning, but a sabbatical in 1970 took me
to UCLA, there to discover the work of Richard Montague in applying
possible-worlds semantics to natural lan guage. My own version of
this appeared in Cresswell (1973) and was followed up in a number
of articles, most of which were collected in Cresswell (1985b). A
central problem for possible worlds semantics is how to accommodate
propositional attitudes. This problem was addressed in Cresswell
(1985a), and the three books mentioned so far represent a
reasonably complete picture of my positive views on formal
semantics. I have regarded the presentation of a positive view as
more important than the criticism of alternatives, although the
works referred to do contain many passages in which I have tried to
defend my own views against those of others. But such criticism is
important in that a crucial element in establishing the content of
a theory is that we be able to evaluate it in relation to its com
petitors. It is for that reason that I have collected in this
volume a number of articles in which I attempt to defend the
positive semantical picture I favour against objections and
competing theories."
General
| Imprint: |
Kluwer Academic Publishers
|
| Country of origin: |
Netherlands |
| Series: |
Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy, 36 |
| Release date: |
July 1988 |
| First published: |
July 1988 |
| Authors: |
M.J. Cresswell
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| Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
212 |
| Edition: |
1988 ed. |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-55608-061-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
Semantics (meaning) >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-55608-061-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781556080616 |
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