Concise Encyclopedia of Semantics (Concise Encyclopedias of Language and Linguistics Book 2)

Concise Encyclopedia of Semantics is a comprehensive new reference work aiming to systematically describe all aspects of the study of meaning in language. It synthesizes in one volume the latest scholarly positions on the construction, interpretation, clarification, obscurity, illustration, amplification, simplification, negotiation, contradiction, contraction and paraphrasing of meaning, and the various concepts, analyses, methodologies and technologies that underpin their study. It examines not only semantics but the impact of semantic study on related fields such as morphology, syntax, and typologically oriented studies such as 'grammatical semantics', where semantics has made a considerable contribution to our understanding of verbal categories like tense or aspect, nominal categories like case or possession, clausal categories like causatives, comparatives, or conditionals, and discourse phenomena like reference and anaphora. COSE also examines lexical semantics and its relation to syntax, pragmatics, and cognitive linguistics; and the study of how 'logical semantics' develops and thrives, often in interaction with computational linguistics. As a derivative volume from Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, Second Edition , it comprises contributions from 150 of the foremost scholars of semantics in their various specializations and draws on 20+ years of development in the parent work in a compact and affordable format. Principally intended for tertiary level inquiry and research, this will be invaluable as a reference work for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as academics inquiring into the study of meaning and meaning relations within languages. As semantics is a centrally important and inherently cross-cutting area within linguistics it will therefore be relevant not just for semantics specialists, but for most linguistic audiences. The first encyclopedia ever published in this fascinating and diverse field Combines the talents of the world's leading semantics specialists The latest trends in the field authoritatively reviewed and interpreted in context of related disciplines Drawn from the richest, most authoritative, comprehensive and internationally acclaimed reference resource in the linguistics area Compact and affordable single volume reference format Front Cover Concise Encyclopedia of Semantics Copyright Page The Editor Alphabetical List of Articles Introduction Contributors A Accessibility Theory Bibliography Acquisition of Meaning by Children Conventionality and Contrast In Conversation Making Inferences Pragmatics and Meaning Another Approach Sources of Meanings Summary Bibliography Anaphora Resolution: Centering Theory Anaphora Resolution with Centers of Attention Centering Theory: Modeling Local Coherence with Centers of Attention Centering Theory and Anaphora Resolution Unspecified Aspects of Centering. Applications of Centering Theory as a Model of Local CoherenceBibliography Anaphora, Cataphora, Exophora, Logophoricity Defining Anaphora, Cataphora, and Exophora NP-Anaphora The Syntactic Approach The Semantic Approach The Pragmatic Approach VP-Anaphora A Typology of VP-Anaphora VP-Ellipsis: Properties, Issues, and Analyses Properties Issues Analyses Logophoricity Defining Logophoricity Cross-Linguistic Marking of Logophoricity A Typology of Languages with Respect to Logophoricity Some Implicational Universals with Respect to Logophoricity Bibliography. Antonymy and IncompatibilityIncompatibility and Contrast Antonymy and Opposition Gradable Contrariety (Classical Antonymy, Polar Opposition) Complementarity (Contradiction) Directional Antonyms Other Types of Opposition Research Issues Contrast and Lexical Development A Lexical Relation? Discourse Functions and Constructions Defining Antonymy Bibliography Aristotle and Linguistics Bibliography Aspect and Aktionsart Phases and Boundaries Aspect Theories and Their Historical Development Bibliography Assertion Bibliography B Boole and Algebraic Semantics Bibliography C. Categorial Grammar, Semantics inIntroduction Montague Semantics Lexical Semantics Quantifiers and Scope Anaphora Reflexives Pronouns Computational Semantics for Categorial Grammars Conclusion Bibliography Categorizing Percepts: Vantage Theory Bibliography Relevant Website Category-Specific Knowledge Principles of Organization Modality-Specific Hypotheses Domain-Specific Hypotheses Feature-Based Hypotheses Clues from Cognitive Neuropsychology Explaining Category-Specific Semantic Deficits Clues from Functional Neuroimaging Conclusion See also Bibliography Causatives. Defining Causative ConstructionsTypes of Causative Constructions The Semantics of Causatives: Two Major Types of Causation Causative Continuum and Causation Types Bibliography Character versus Content Content/Character Distinction and Semantics Content/Character Distinction and Philosophy Bibliography Classifiers and Noun Classes Noun Classes Noun Classifiers Numeral Classifiers Classifiers in Possessive Constructions Verbal Classifiers Locative Classifiers Deictic Classifiers Bibliography Cognitive Semantics Cognitive Linguistics and Cognitive Semantics. Concise Encyclopedia of Semantics is a comprehensive new reference work aiming to systematically describe all aspects of the study of meaning in language. It synthesizes in one volume the latest scholarly positions on the construction, interpretation, clarification, obscurity, illustration, amplification, simplification, negotiation, contradiction, contraction and paraphrasing of meaning, and the various concepts, analyses, methodologies and technologies that underpin their study. It examines not only semantics but the impact of semantic study on related fields such as morphology, syntax, and typologically oriented studies such as 'grammatical semantics', where semantics has made a considerable contribution to our understanding of verbal categories like tense or aspect, nominal categories like case or possession, clausal categories like causatives, comparatives, or conditionals, and discourse phenomena like reference and anaphora. COSE also examines lexical semantics and its relation to syntax, pragmatics, and cognitive linguistics; and the study of how 'logical semantics' develops and thrives, often in interaction with computational linguistics. As a derivative volume from Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics 2nd edition, it comprises contributions from 150 of the foremost scholars of semantics in their various specializations and draws on 20+ years of development in the parent work in a compact and affordable format. Principally intended for tertiary level inquiry and research, this will be invaluable as a reference work for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as academics inquiring into the study of meaning and meaning relations within languages. As semantics is a centrally important and inherently cross-cutting area within linguistics it will therefore be relevant not just for semantics specialists, but for most linguistic audiences. * The only encyclopedia ever published in this fascinating and diverse field, synthesizing the latest scholarly positions in one volume, reducing research times to a fraction. * Combines the talents of 150 of the world's leading semantics specialists with exemplary quality, review and structure. * Inherently central, cross-disciplinary and cross-cutting content with the latest trends in the field authoritatively unpacked, reviewed and interpreted in context of other important disciplines and in up-to-date interpretation. * Drawn from the richest, most authoritative, comprehensive and internationally acclaimed reference resource in the linguistics area * Compact and affordable single volume reference format, offering readers access to low-cost but authoritative content in an accessible format Concise Encyclopedia of Semantics is a comprehensive new reference work aiming to systematically describe all aspects of the study of meaning in language. It synthesizes in one volume the latest scholarly positions on the construction, interpretation, clarification, obscurity, illustration, amplification, simplification, negotiation, contradiction, contraction and paraphrasing of meaning, and the various concepts, analyses, methodologies and technologies that underpin their study. It examines not only semantics but the impact of semantic study on related fields such as morphology, syntax, and typologically oriented studies such as ‘grammatical semantics’, where semantics has made a considerable contribution to our understanding of verbal categories like tense or aspect, nominal categories like case or possession, clausal categories like causatives, comparatives, or conditionals, and discourse phenomena like reference and anaphora. COSE also examines lexical semantics and its relation to syntax, pragmatics, and cognitive linguistics; and the study of how ‘logical semantics’ develops and thrives, often in interaction with computational linguistics.

As a derivative volume from Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics 2nd edition, it comprises contributions from 150 of the foremost scholars of semantics in their various specializations and draws on 20+ years of development in the parent work in a compact and affordable format. Principally intended for tertiary level inquiry and research, this will be invaluable as a reference work for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as academics inquiring into the study of meaning and meaning relations within languages. As semantics is a centrally important and inherently cross-cutting area within linguistics it will therefore be relevant not just for semantics specialists, but for most linguistic audiences.

* The first encyclopedia ever published in this fascinating and diverse field
* Combines the talents of the world’s leading semantics specialists
* The latest trends in the field authoritatively reviewed and interpreted in context of related disciplines.
* Drawn from the richest, most authoritative, comprehensive and internationally acclaimed reference resource in the linguistics area
* Compact and affordable single volume reference format Aims to describe various aspects of the study of meaning in language. This book synthesizes scholarly positions on the construction, interpretation, illustration, contradiction, and paraphrasing of meaning, and various concepts, and technologies that underpin their study. It examines semantics and the impact of semantic study on related fields.