From Perception to Communication

Robin Cooper is Professor Emeritus and Senior Researcher at the University of Gothenburg, where he was previously Professor of Computational Linguistics. He is currently conducting research within the Centre for Linguistic Theory and Studies in Probability (CLASP) at Gothenburg. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg, and a member of the Academia Europaea.

• General preface Acknowledgements How to read this book Introduction Part I: From perception and action to grammar 1: From perception to intensionality 2: From event perception and action to information states and information exchange 3: Grammar in a theory of action Part II: Towards a dialogical view of semantics 4: Reference and mental states 5: Frames and descriptions 6: Modality and intensionality without possible worlds 7: Witness-based quantification 8: Type-based underspecification Conclusion Appendix: TTR References Symbols and notations used Named types Name index Subject index

...this book presents a fresh and in-depth exploration of language, looking closely at how meaning relates to our perception and interaction. By focusing on the role of context and adaptability, it provides pragmatic insights into how meaning evolves in real-time dialogue. ... For those keen to explore the intricacies of language within the scope of cognition, Cooper's work is an intriguing choice!