Types and the Structure of Meaning - Issues in Compositional and Lexical Semantics

Addresses the role of structure in semantic analysis from the perspective of theories of meaning using rich theories of types. Also relates the theory of frames to these type theories as introducing, to some extent, similar structure into semantic analysis. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

List of contents

1. The nature of structure in semantics; 2. Structure in the attitudes; 3. Structure in polysemy and copredication; 4. Summary: adding structure to semantics?; References.

Summary

Addresses the role of structure in semantic analysis from the perspective of theories of meaning using rich theories of types. Also relates the theory of frames to these type theories as introducing, to some extent, similar structure into semantic analysis. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

Foreword

Addresses the role of structure in semantic analysis from the perspective of theories of meaning using rich theories of types.

Product details

• Authors: Stergios (University of Crete) C Chatzikyriakidis, Chatzikyriakidis Stergios, Robin Cooper, Gregoromichelaki Eleni, Peter Sutton
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2025
• EAN: 9781009285292
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0928529-2
• No. of pages: 78
• Series: Elements in Semantics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Philosophy of Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc, Computational and corpus linguistics