Reference to Abstract Objects in DiscourseSpringer Science & Business Media, 6. 12. 2012 - Počet stran: 455 Reference to Abstract Objects in Discourse presents a novel framework and analysis of the ways we refer to abstract objects in natural language discourse. The book begins with a typology of abstract objects and related entities like eventualities. After an introduction to `bottom up, compositional' discourse representation theory (DRT) and to previous work on abstract objects in DRT (notably work on the semantics of the attitudes), the book turns to a semantic analysis of eventuality and abstract object denoting nominals in English. The book then substantially revises and extends the dynamic semantic framework of DRT to develop an analysis of anaphoric reference to abstract objects and eventualities that exploits discourse structure and the discourse relations that obtain between elements of the structure. A dynamic, semantically based theory of discourse structure (SDRT) is proposed, along with many illustrative examples. Two further chapters then provide the analysis of anaphoric reference to propositions VP ellipsis. The abstract entity anaphoric antecedents are elements of the discourse structures that SDRT develops. The final chapter discusses some logical and philosophical difficulties for a semantic analysis of reference to abstract objects. For semanticists, philosophers of language, computer scientists interested in natural language applications and discourse, philosophical logicians, graduate students in linguistics, philosophy, cognitive science and artificial intelligence. |
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... Definition of DRSs 5.2 Model Theory 92 Appendix : Formalization of DRS Construction and DRS Interpretation 95 5.3 The Construction Procedure and its Semantics 91 95 96 98 CHAPTER 3 -- ATTITUDES AND ATTITUDE DESCRIPTIONS 111 1 ...
... Definition of DRSs 5.2 Model Theory 92 Appendix : Formalization of DRS Construction and DRS Interpretation 95 5.3 The Construction Procedure and its Semantics 91 95 96 98 CHAPTER 3 -- ATTITUDES AND ATTITUDE DESCRIPTIONS 111 1 ...
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... Concept Anaphora with Explicit Anaphors 246 6.2 VP Ellipsis in DR Theory 251 5 . 6 . 7 . NOUARE AW ~~ CHAPTER 7 -- A THEORY OF DISCOURSE STRUCTURE FOR AN The Problem of Discourse Structure and Anaphora ANALYSIS OF ABSTRACT ENTITY ...
... Concept Anaphora with Explicit Anaphors 246 6.2 VP Ellipsis in DR Theory 251 5 . 6 . 7 . NOUARE AW ~~ CHAPTER 7 -- A THEORY OF DISCOURSE STRUCTURE FOR AN The Problem of Discourse Structure and Anaphora ANALYSIS OF ABSTRACT ENTITY ...
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... THEORY OF DISCOURSE STRUCTURE TO CONCEPT ANAPHORA AND VP ELLIPSIS 349 351 354 1 . Extending SDRS Theory 2 . Examples of Overt Concept Anaphora 3 . VP Ellipsis 4 . Sloppy Identity 5 . 6 . 354 357 361 370 Concluding Thoughts on Abstract ...
... THEORY OF DISCOURSE STRUCTURE TO CONCEPT ANAPHORA AND VP ELLIPSIS 349 351 354 1 . Extending SDRS Theory 2 . Examples of Overt Concept Anaphora 3 . VP Ellipsis 4 . Sloppy Identity 5 . 6 . 354 357 361 370 Concluding Thoughts on Abstract ...
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... framework . I have chosen Discourse Representation Theory ( DRT ) for several reasons . First , a central part of my project involves an analysis of anaphora . DRT has a general , successful approach to 8 INTRODUCTION.
... framework . I have chosen Discourse Representation Theory ( DRT ) for several reasons . First , a central part of my project involves an analysis of anaphora . DRT has a general , successful approach to 8 INTRODUCTION.
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... concept anaphora . Chapter 7 takes the semantics of abstract objects beyond the single sentence level and develops a theory of discourse structure within the DRT framework . The same interpretive mechanism that assigns truth conditions ...
... concept anaphora . Chapter 7 takes the semantics of abstract objects beyond the single sentence level and develops a theory of discourse structure within the DRT framework . The same interpretive mechanism that assigns truth conditions ...
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2 | 217 |
ANAPHORA AND ABSTRACT ENTITIES | 225 |
3 | 235 |
5 | 242 |
2 | 251 |
Discourse Structure and Discourse Representation Theory | 262 |
Principles of Discourse Segmentation and SDRS Constituent | 269 |
3 | 275 |
6 | 79 |
Formalization of DRS Construction and DRS Interpretation | 95 |
ATTITUDES AND ATTITUDE DESCRIPTIONS | 111 |
Interpreting Attitude Ascriptions | 118 |
Attitudes Propositions and Representations | 128 |
Conclusions | 135 |
Syntactic and Semantic Assumptions and Basic Principles | 141 |
Derived Nominals | 149 |
Ofing Gerund Phrases and Bare Nominals | 163 |
That Clauses | 171 |
Infinitivals and Projective Propositions | 180 |
PROBLEMS FOR THE SEMANTICS OF NOMINALS | 190 |
Naked Infinitives | 204 |
1 | 299 |
CHAPTER 8 | 308 |
2 | 330 |
3 | 338 |
5 | 345 |
APPLICATIONS OF THE THEORY OF DISCOURSE | 354 |
Concluding Thoughts on Abstract Entity Anaphora | 381 |
ITS PHILOSOPHICAL IMPLICATIONS | 387 |
4 | 397 |
2 | 424 |
CONCLUSION | 434 |
73 | 451 |
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abstract entity anaphora abstract objects agent analysis anaphora resolution anaphoric reference antecedent argument place argument structure Asher belief chapter characterization clauses cognitive complement complex concept discourse referent constituent revision constraint context defined definition delineated DRS denote derived nominals discourse particles discourse referent introduced discourse relations discourse structure domain DR-theoretic structures DRS construction procedure embedding functions embedding tree event discourse referent event-type examples external anchor fact factive Fred gerund phrases infinitivals instance intentional frame interpretation IP gerunds John's K₁ K₂ lexically logical Mary matrix condition maximal model theory natural language metaphysics negation node noun phrases null determiner of-ing gerund open constituent partial DRS plural POSS-ing gerunds possible predicative DRS predicative DRSS principles projective propositions pronoun proper embedding quantifier scope SDRS SDRSS semantic semantic translation sentence sentential nominals subDRS theory topic translation tree isomorphism truth conditions updating VP ellipsis well-foundedness yields