Del 29 i serien Current Research in the Semantics / Pragmatics Interface

Meaning and the Dynamics of Interpretation

Selected Papers of Hans Kamp

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

AvHans Kamp,Klaus von Heusinger,Alice ter Meulen

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This selection of research papers written by Hans Kamp presents the core of his scientific research on natural language semantics and its relation to logic, philosophy and linguistics. Arranged in six sections, the topics range from philosophical reflection on the foundational issues in the ancient Sorites Paradox with a formal account of its solution, to a detailed account of presuppositions in dynamic semantics.Ranking among the philosophers with great and lasting influence on formal semantics, Hans Kamp contributed early foundational research to core theoretical topics like temporal reference and vagueness, then pushed the boundaries of the discipline in new and productive directions. Showing the importance of non-truth-functional aspects of meaning, Discourse Representation Theory proved the value of a dynamic approach to interaction of text and context for our understanding of anaphora, word meaning and context-dependence. This collection shows very clearly how Kamp has forged ground-breaking connections among semantics, computation, and mental representation, challenging the once dominant Fregean anti-psychologism, while demonstrating that the best theoretical research can simultaneously yield important computational applications and novel cognitive insights. Barbara Partee, University of Massachussetts Amherst.Hans Kamp has been rewarded with the Rolf Schock Prize in 2024.

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Utgivningsdatum2013-10-17
Mått155 x 235 x 45 mm
Vikt1 207 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCurrent Research in the Semantics / Pragmatics Interface
Antal sidor696
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004251915

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Klaus von Heusinger, Dr. phil. (1992) and Habilitation (1999) at University of Konstanz, Germany, is Professor in German Linguistics at the University of Cologne. He approaches linguistic analysis from a theoretical as well as empirical point of view and focuses on the semantics and pragmatics of referring expressions in discourse.The application of logical methods to natural language has long been the key research program of Alice ter Meulen (Ph.D. Stanford, 1980). She has published extensively on a variety of topics in natural language semantics, including (in)definiteness, mass terms, aspect and temporal reference, generics and natural kinds, Montague grammar and Situation Semantics.The core research interests of Hans Kamp (off. Johan Anthony Willem Kamp, Ph.D. 1968 UCLA) have converged on the question how human beings represent meaning and how those representations enable them to various things with information, such as drawing inferences and making plans for action. Context dependence and vagueness of meaning, and the dynamic character of interpretation are at the core of his well-known account of meaning and interpretation Discourse Representation Theory.

INTRODUCTION TO MEANING AND THE DYNAMICS OF INTERPRETATIONEVENTS, TEMPORAL REFERENCE, AND DISCOURSEIntroduction to Events, Temporal Reference, and DiscourseFormal Properties of ‘now’Events, Instants and Temporal ReferenceDeixis in Discourse: Reichenbach on Temporal ReferenceSEMANTICS AND PRAGMATICSIntroduction to Semantics and PragmaticsFree Choice PermissionSemantics versus PragmaticsVAGUENESSIntroduction to VaguenessTwo theories about adjectivesThe Paradox of the HeapDISCOURSE REPRESENTATIONIntroduction to Discourse RepresentationA Theory of Truth and Semantic RepresentationContext, Thought and CommunicationDisambiguation in DiscoursePRESUPPOSITIONIntroduction to PresuppositionPresupposition Computation and Presupposition Justification: One Aspect of the Interpretationof multi-sentence DiscourseThe Importance of PresuppositionPROPOSITIONAL ATTITUDESIntroduction to Propositional AttitudesProlegomena to a Structural Account of Belief and Other AttitudesTemporal Reference inside and outside propositional attitudesINTERVIEW WITH HANS KAMP