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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... Derived Nominals 149 2.1 The Distinction between Process and Result Nominals 150 2.2 Process Nominals 152 2.3 Result Nominals 157 2.4 Propositional and Fact Readings of Derived Nominals 159 2.5 Remarks on Property Derived Nominals 162 3 ...
... Derived Nominals 149 2.1 The Distinction between Process and Result Nominals 150 2.2 Process Nominals 152 2.3 Result Nominals 157 2.4 Propositional and Fact Readings of Derived Nominals 159 2.5 Remarks on Property Derived Nominals 162 3 ...
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... Nominals : Shifts up the Spectrum of World Immanence Predicate ... Nominals 219 6 . Conclusions Concerning DRS Construction for Nominals : Lessons for Natural ... Derived from an SDRS : Availability and Well - Foundedness 312 2 . Some ...
... Nominals : Shifts up the Spectrum of World Immanence Predicate ... Nominals 219 6 . Conclusions Concerning DRS Construction for Nominals : Lessons for Natural ... Derived from an SDRS : Availability and Well - Foundedness 312 2 . Some ...
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... nominal is perhaps unfortunate , even though there is often an obvious semantic correlation-- as in for instance , the death of Caesar and Caesar died . Sentential nominals should not be thought of as syntactically derived from ...
... nominal is perhaps unfortunate , even though there is often an obvious semantic correlation-- as in for instance , the death of Caesar and Caesar died . Sentential nominals should not be thought of as syntactically derived from ...
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... nominals and noun phrases that denote abstract entities . This class in turn divides into sentential nominals ( those denoting something akin to what sentences express or ... derived nominal phrases . These also typically 16 CHAPTER ONE 1.
... nominals and noun phrases that denote abstract entities . This class in turn divides into sentential nominals ( those denoting something akin to what sentences express or ... derived nominal phrases . These also typically 16 CHAPTER ONE 1.
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Nicholas Asher. There are also derived nominal phrases . These also typically have a meaning associated with that of ... nominals . That clauses also combine as NP complements with noun phases formed from nouns like fact , proposition ...
Nicholas Asher. There are also derived nominal phrases . These also typically have a meaning associated with that of ... nominals . That clauses also combine as NP complements with noun phases formed from nouns like fact , proposition ...
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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