Handbook of Logic and Language

"The first edition was published in 1997, focusing, as stated in the preface, on ‘the interface of logic and linguistics, showing how a substantial body of insights and techniques had developed about natural language through cooperation, and sometimes competition between various approaches.’ This second edition offers updates throughout, new commentary by the authors, and coverage of new topics. Nine contributions discuss frameworks, including Montague grammar, categorical type logics, discourse representation in context, situation theory, GB theory, and game-theoretical semantics and pragmatics, among other topics…. Johan van Benthem is affiliated with the U. of Amsterdam and Stanford U.; Alice ter Meulen, with the U. of Groningen."--SciTech Book News

• Preface Part 1 Frameworks 1. Montague Grammar, B. Partee and H. Hendriks 2. Categorial Type Logics M. Moortgat 3. Discourse Representation in Context H. Kamp & J. van Eijck 4.1 Situation Theory J. Seligman, L. Moss 4.2 Situations, Constraints and Channels E. Mares, J. Seligman, G. Restall 5.1 GB Theory: An Introduction J. Higginbotham 5.2 After Government and Binding Theory E. Stabler 6.1 Game-Theoretical Semantics J. Hintikka and G. Sandu 6.2 Game-Theoretical Pragmatics J. G. Jäger Part 2 General Topics 7. Compositionality B. Partee & Th. Janssen 8. Types R. Turner 9.1 Dynamics R. Muskens, J. van Benthem, and A. Visser 9.2 Dynamic Epistemic Logic B. Kooi 10. Partiality J-E. Fenstad 11.1 Formal Learning Theory D. Osherson, D. de Jongh, E. Martin, S. Weinstein 11.2 Computational Language Learning M. van Zaanen, C. de la Higuera 12.1 Non-monotonicity in Linguistics R. Thomason 12.2 Non-monotonic Reasoning in Interpretation R. van Rooij, K. Schulz Part 3 Descriptive Topics 13.1 Generalized Quantifiers E. Keenan, D. Westerståhl 13.2 On the Learnability of Quantifiers R. Clark 14.1 Temporality M. Steedman 14.2 Tense, Aspect, and Temporal Representation H. Verkuyl 15.1 Plurals and Collectives J. Lønning 15.2 Plural Discourse Reference A. Brasoveanu 16.1 Questions J. Groenendijk, M. Stokhof 16.2 Questions: Logic and Interactions J. Ginzburg