The logic of categorial grammars A deductive account of natural language syntax and semantics /

<p>This textbook is a contemporary, comprehensive introduction to categorial grammars in the logical tradition initiated by Lambek. It guides students and researchers through fundamental results, original developments and applications. Numerous examples and exercises underline the logical, com...

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Main Author: Moot, Richard (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Retoré, Christian
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2012.
Series:Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 6850
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Summary:<p>This textbook is a contemporary, comprehensive introduction to categorial grammars in the logical tradition initiated by Lambek. It guides students and researchers through fundamental results, original developments and applications. Numerous examples and exercises underline the logical, computational and linguistic relevance of categorial grammars. Chapters: 1) AB grammars, 2) Lambek's Syntactic Calculus, 3) Lambek Calculus and Montague Grammar, 4) The non-associative Lambek calculus, 5) The multimodal Lambek calculus, 6) Proof nets for linear logic and the Lambek calculus, 7) Multimodal proof nets.</p><p>
Physical Description:X, 300 p. 69 illus. digital.
ISBN:9783642315558
ISSN:0302-9743