This self-contained introduction to natural language semantics addresses                  the major theoretical questions in the field. The authors introduce the systematic                  study of linguistic meaning through a sequence of formal tools and their linguistic                  applications. Starting with propositional connectives and truth conditions, the book                  moves to quantification and binding, intensionality and tense, and so on. To set                  their approach in a broader perspective, the authors also explore the interaction of                  meaning with context and use (the semantics-pragmatics interface) and address some                  of the foundational questions, especially in connection with cognition in general.                  They also introduce a few of the most accessible and interesting ideas from recent                  research to give the reader a bit of the flavor of current work in semantics. The                  organization of this new edition is modular; after the introductory chapters, the                  remaining material can be covered in flexible order. The book presupposes no                  background in formal logic (an appendix introduces the basic notions of set theory)                  and only a minimal acquaintance with linguistics. This edition includes a                  substantial amount of completely new material and has been not only updated but                  redesigned throughout to enhance its user-friendliness.

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