Dynamics of Meaning: Anaphora, Presupposition, and the Theory of Grammar

by Gennaro Chierchia

Book Overview

In The Dynamics of Meaning, Gennaro Chierchia tackles central issues in dynamic semantics and extends the general framework.

Chapter 1 introduces the notion of dynamic semantics and discusses in detail the phenomena that have been used to motivate it, such as "donkey" sentences and adverbs of quantification. The second chapter explores in greater depth the interpretation of indefinites and issues related to presuppositions of uniqueness...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226104354
• ISBN13: 9780226104355
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"