This monograph began life as a series of papers documenting five years of research into the logical foundations of Categorial Grammar, a grammatical paradigm which has close analogies with Lambda Calculus and Type Theory. The technical theory presented here stems from the interface between Logic and Linguistics and, in particular, the theory of generalized quantification. A categorical framework with lambda calculus-oriented semantics is a convenient vehicle for generalizing semantic insights (obtained in various corners of natural language) into one coherent theory.
The book aims to demonstrate to fellow logicians that the resulting applied lambda calculus has intrinsic logical interest. In the final analysis, the idea is not just to `break the syntactic code' of natural languages but to understand the cognitive functioning of the human mind.
| ISBN: | 9780444890009 |
| Publication date: | 12th February 1991 |
| Author: | Johan van Benthem |
| Publisher: | North Holland an imprint of Elsevier Science |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 349 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Logic and the Foundations of Mathematics |
| Genres: |
Cognition and cognitive psychology Mathematical foundations Computer architecture and logic design |
This monograph began life as a series of papers documenting five years of research into the logical foundations of Categorial Grammar, a grammatical paradigm which has close analogies with Lambda Calculus and Type Theory. The technical theory presented here stems from the interface between Logic and Linguistics and, in particular, the theory of generalized quantification.
Language in Action features in the following genres: Cognition and cognitive psychology, Mathematical foundations, Computer architecture and logic design
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Language in Action was written by Johan van Benthem and published by North Holland an imprint of Elsevier Science
Language in Action has 349 pages
Yes it is part of Studies in Logic and the Foundations of Mathematics series