Semantics 2ed

Semantics is the study of the literal meaning of words and the meaning of the way words are combined. This engaging introduction to formal semantics assumes no prior knowledge, providing a solid understanding of a range of semantic phenomena. Truly wide-ranging in coverage, no other introductory textbook discusses a comparable range of topics. Areas covered include: --a beginners introduction to type theory and the lambda calculus --generalized quantifier theory --referential opacity --thematic roles and lexical conceptual structure --aktionsarten --tense and aspect, including Discourse Representation Theory --event semantics