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Present a series of papers that investigate the interface of natural language semantics with other modules of grammar - such as morphology, syntax, and pragmatics - and pursue applications of semantic theory in computational linguistics.

Includes contributions on language typology, synchronic variation, language change, constituent structure, function identification, subject condition, control, complex predicates, NP internal structure, wh-constructions, syntactic features, and lexical issues. This volume covers more than a dozen spoken languages as well as American Sign Language.

Cilungu is an underrepresented language spoken in northern Zambia and Tanzania whose future is far from certain, given ongoing urbanization and the ascendancy of other regional languages. This book presents a comprehensive description and analysis of this endangered language. It also includes a discussion of morphology, both nominal and verbal.

What does linguistic diversity tell us about the human mind? From historical perspectives on Indonesian to apparent time change in Smith Island verbs, from unplanned spoken Russian to argument structure in the Pacific Northwest, the essays in this work render a spectrum of linguistic possibility.

Argues that reflective reasoning constitutes practical reasoning. By applying this conception, this work develops philosophical accounts of intention, free will, and the foundation of morals.

Explores how aspects of semantics and pragmatics such as compositionality shape the effectiveness of communication, the roles of the speaker and hearer, and the acquisition of meaning. It surveys research in the fields of syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.

Reexamines the ancient and long-disregarded concept of visual reasoning and reasserts its potential as a formidable tool in our ability to grasp various kinds of geometrical knowledge. A detailed philosophical case study, this text will be useful for scholars in the fields of mathematics and philosophy.

This book is the culmination of research into constructions of grammar in languages as diverse as Cantonese, English, French, German, Mandarin, Thai, and Tzeltal. The contributors, all noted scholars in the field of construction grammar, investigate the consistent patterns for combining words and phrases within a language.

A multilingual study of color nomenclature. It studies 110 additional unwritten languages in detail and in situ. It presents the results with charts showing the overall palette of color terms within each language, as well as the levels of agreement among speakers.

In the past the philosophy of mind has been the view that mental states are identical with, or constituted by, brain states. Lynne Rudder Baker has been a critic of this view, developing a theory grounded in practical realism. This is a critical look at her views and critics, with her replies.

These papers explore themes in international research on language and gender. They examine beliefs about how men and women should speak, the ways in which norms are essentialized in language practice, and how individuals use meaningful linguistic features to contest norms and construct identities.

Contains essays that explore explicit and implicit communication through linguistic research. Taking as a framework Paul Grice's theories on "what is said," this volume explores a number of areas, including the boundary between semantics and pragmatics; the concept of implicit communication; and the notion of conventional meaning.

Annie Zaenen's research has broadly influenced the field of linguistics, from the underlying architecture of formal theories to the minute details of lexical representation. This volume assembles a range of essays from linguists who have been profoundly influenced by Zaenen's work.

De se statements are emphatic assertions in which speakers make fundamental claims about either themselves or others. In English, they are usually conveyed via "I" statements or third person reflexive pronouns, such as "she herself," or "he himself." This volume teases out what de se attitudes connote linguistically.

A language-learning textbook for speakers of English and other languages who seek proficiency in Akan Twi, the most widely used and understood native language of Ghana. It includes several practice exercises and activities; a range of culturally relevant topics and dialogues; a reference glossary; and tips on culturally appropriate behavior.

This book presents a variety of theoretical and empirical approaches to language use.

The papers in this volume are intended to further compare and/or contrast research in both the Japanese and Korean languages.

Explores the psychophysical and neurophysical determinants of cross-linguistic constraints on the shape of colour lexicons.

A useful and timely volume on algebraic logic and related areas, with contributions by leading people in the field.

Among the philosophers of mind and language in recent decades, Donald Davidson articualted "amomalous monism" as well as ideas for unifying the theory of linguistic meaning with semantics for natural language. This book includes essays on Davidson by his contempories and his own replies.

Papers on the topic of ambiguity and under specification.

This volume presents contributions to quanti er theory and its applications and gives a good impression of the depth and diversity of recent work in the eld.