The Handbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory (Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics)

The second edition of The Handbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory presents a comprehensive introduction to cutting-edge research in contemporary theoretical and computational semantics. * Features completely new content from the first edition of The Handbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory * Features contributions by leading semanticists, who introduce core areas of contemporary semantic research, while discussing current research * Suitable for graduate students for courses in semantic theory and for advanced researchers as an introduction to current theoretical work Cover 1 Front Matter 2 Introduction 18 Chapter 1 Generalized Quantifiers in Natural Languages Semantics 24 Chapter 2 Scope 57 Chapter 3 Plurals 94 Chapter 4 Ellipsis 131 Chapter 5 Adjectival Modification and Gradation 158 Chapter 6 Presupposition and Implicature 185 Chapter 7 The Semantics of Tense and Aspect 220 Chapter 8 Conditionals and Modality 254 Chapter 9 Semantics of Questions 288 Chapter 10 The Semantics of Imperatives 331 Chapter 11 Constructive Type Theory 360 Chapter 12 Type Theory with Records for Natural Language Semantics 392 Chapter 13 Curry Typing, Polymorphism, and Fine-Grained Intensionality 425 Chapter 14 Semantic Complexity in Natural Language 446 Chapter 15 Implementing Semantic Theories 472 Chapter 16 Vector Space Models of Lexical Meaning 510 Chapter 17 Recognizing Textual Entailment 540 Chapter 18 Natural Logic 576 Chapter 19 The Syntax-Semantics Interface 610 Chapter 20 Reference in Discourse 642 Chapter 21 Probabilistic Semantics and Pragmatics 672 Chapter 22 Semantics and Dialogue 704 Chapter 23 Semantics and Language Acquisition 731 Author Index 752 Subject Index 762