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This collection is an important contribution to the semantic and syntactic analysis of the expression of existence. The volume focuses on the three main linguistic constructions expressing existence: copular clauses, existential sentences, and (in)definiteness. The papers analyze the interaction between the basic notion of existence and pervasive phenomena of natural language, such as quantification and presupposition. The contributions represent state of the art research on theoretical and comparative issues related to the expression of existence, and make extensive reference to the semantic and syntactic facts of English and of various other languages. The richness of new data and the juxtaposition of different theoretical stances bring a number of new questions into focus.

Grammar, Comparative and general --- Semantics, Comparative. --- Existential constructions. --- Syntax. --- Comparative semantics --- Language and languages --- Syntax --- Existential constructions (Grammar) --- Semantics --- Linguistics. --- Comparative linguistics. --- Grammar. --- Romance languages. --- Semantics. --- Philosophy of Language. --- Comparative Linguistics. --- Romance Languages. --- Philosophy. --- Formal semantics --- Semasiology --- Semiology (Semantics) --- Comparative linguistics --- Information theory --- Lexicology --- Meaning (Psychology) --- Neo-Latin languages --- Italic languages and dialects --- Comparative philology --- Philology, Comparative --- Historical linguistics --- Linguistic science --- Science of language --- Sentences --- Verb phrase --- Grammar, Comparative and general. --- Linguistics --- Comparative grammar --- Grammar --- Grammar, Philosophical --- Grammar, Universal --- Philosophical grammar --- Philology --- Grammar, Comparative --- Language and languages—Philosophy. --- Grammar, Comparative and general Syntax

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Language and languages. --- Semantics. --- Semantics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. --- Semantics --- Languages & Literatures --- Philology & Linguistics --- Formal semantics --- Semasiology --- Semiology (Semantics) --- Comparative linguistics --- Information theory --- Language and languages --- Lexicology --- Meaning (Psychology) --- Generative and Cognitive Linguistics. --- Linguistic Theories.

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This selection of research papers written by Hans Kamp presents the core of his scientific research on natural language semantics and its relation to logic, philosophy and linguistics. Arranged in six sections, the topics range from philosophical reflection on the foundational issues in the ancient Sorites Paradox with a formal account of its solution, to a detailed account of presuppositions in dynamic semantics. Ranking among the philosophers with great and lasting influence on formal semantics, Hans Kamp contributed early foundational research to core theoretical topics like temporal reference and vagueness, then pushed the boundaries of the discipline in new and productive directions. Showing the importance of non-truth-functional aspects of meaning, Discourse Representation Theory proved the value of a dynamic approach to interaction of text and context for our understanding of anaphora, word meaning and context-dependence. This collection shows very clearly how Kamp has forged ground-breaking connections among semantics, computation, and mental representation, challenging the once dominant Fregean anti-psychologism, while demonstrating that the best theoretical research can simultaneously yield important computational applications and novel cognitive insights. Barbara Partee, University of Massachussetts Amherst

Context (Linguistics) --- Discourse analysis. --- Meaning (Philosophy) --- Semantics. --- Formal semantics --- Semasiology --- Semiology (Semantics) --- Comparative linguistics --- Information theory --- Language and languages --- Lexicology --- Meaning (Psychology) --- Philosophy --- Semantics (Philosophy) --- Discourse grammar --- Text grammar --- Semantics --- Semiotics --- Grammar, Comparative and general --- Situation (Linguistics) --- Linguistics --- Context --- Discourse analysis

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Semantics. --- Generative and Cognitive Linguistics. --- Linguistic Theories.

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The volume Questions in Discourse - Vol. 1 Semantics contains a comprehensive overview of the semantic analysis of questions and their role in structuring discourse, next to a series of in-depth contributions on individual aspects of question meanings. The expert contributions offer novel accounts of semantic phenomena such as negation and biased questions, question embedding, exhaustivity, disjunction in alternative questions, and superlative quantification particles in questions. Some accounts are modelled in the framework of inquisitive semantics, whereas others employ alternative semantics, and yet others point to the discourse-structuring potential of marked questions. All contributions are easily accessible against the background of the general introduction. Together, they give an excellent overview of current trends in question semantics.

Grammar, Comparative and general --- Interrogative (Grammar) --- Question (Logic) --- Logic --- Questions and answers (Linguistics) --- Interrogative --- Linguistics --- Philology --- Grammar, Comparative and general - Interrogative --- Interrogative.