ID - 724492 TI - The Cambridge handbook of formal semantics AU - Aloni, Maria AU - Dekker, Paul Jacques Edgar PY - 2016 SN - 9781107028395 1107028396 9781139236157 1108744338 131655385X 131655189X 1139236156 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Lexicology. Semantics KW - Semantics. KW - Semantics KW - Formal semantics KW - Semasiology KW - Semiology (Semantics) KW - Comparative linguistics KW - Information theory KW - Language and languages KW - Lexicology KW - Meaning (Psychology) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:724492 AB - Formal semantics - the scientific study of meaning in natural language - is one of the most fundamental and long-established areas of linguistics. This Handbook offers a comprehensive, yet compact guide to the field, bringing together research from a wide range of world-leading experts. Chapters include coverage of the historical context and foundation of contemporary formal semantics, a survey of the variety of formal/logical approaches to linguistic meaning and an overview of the major areas of research within current semantic theory, broadly conceived. The Handbook also explores the interfaces between semantics and neighbouring disciplines, including research in cognition and computation. This work will be essential reading for students and researchers working in linguistics, philosophy, psychology and computer science. ER -