{"product_id":"9780792333876","title":"Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy: The Semantics of the Indefinite","description":"\u003ch1\u003eStudies in Linguistics and Philosophy: The Semantics of the Indefinite\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePinkal, Manfred; Simmons, Geoffrey\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eSemantic underspecification is an essential and pervasive  property of natural language. This monograph provides a comprehensive  survey of the various phenomena in the field of ambiguity and  vagueness. The book discusses the major theories of semantic  indefiniteness, which have been proposed in linguistics, philosophy  and computer science. It argues for a view of indefiniteness as the  potential for further contextual specification, and proposes a unified  logical treatment of indefiniteness on this basis. The inherent  inconsistency of natural language induced by irreducible imprecision  is investigated, and treated in terms of a dynamic extension of the  proposed logic. \u003cbr\u003e The book is an extended edition of a German  monograph and is addressed to advanced students and researchers in  theoretical and computational linguistics, logic, philosophy of  language, and NL- oriented AI. Although it makes extensive use of  logical formalisms, it requires only some basic familiarity with  standard predicate logic concepts since all technical terms are  carefully explained. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1995-02-28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792333876\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-015-8445-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 382\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45658289406092,"sku":"9780792333876","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792333876.jpg?v=1776878957","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780792333876","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}