Default Semantics: Foundations of a Compositional Theory of Acts of Communication

by Katarzyna M. Jaszczolt

In this pioneering book Katarzyna Jaszczolt lays down the foundations of an original theory of meaning in discourse, reveals the cognitive foundations of discourse interpretation, and puts forward a new basis for the analysis of discourse processing. She provides a step-by-step introduction to the theory and its application, and explains new terms and formalisms as required. Dr. Jaszczolt unites the precision of truth-conditional, dynamic approaches...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199226687
• ISBN13: 9780199226689
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"