Everything that linguists have always wanted to know about logic. Although this introduction to symbolic logic is meant for linguists, it is not very specialized. Ii, where dis the domain, a nonempty set of individuals, and iis an interpretation function. Logic in linguistics cambridge textbooks in linguistics kindle edition by allwood, jens, allwood, jens, andersson, larsgunnar, dahl, osten. Journal of linguistics has as its goal to publish articles that make a clear contribution to current debate in all branches of theoretical linguistics. Jon barwise and john etchemendy, language, proof and logic, csli publications, 2000. Logical form abbreviated lf, conventionally spelled with capital letters of an utterance or linguistic expression is its mental representation derived solely from surface structure.
Discusses the relation between linguistic and logical analysis and between logic and. For example, in john ran slowly, the adverb slowly modifies ran by characterizing the manner of johns running. An elementary introduction to formal logic, particularly intend. Logic and linguistics marseille luminy february 17, 2006. Read the full text pdf communicative challenges among physicians, patients, and family caregivers in. Looking at the communicative abilities of other species, it becomes clear that our linguistic ability is speci. Allwood, andersson and dahl 1977 for an introduction to the meaning of. Linguistics is concerned with the structure and use of languages, and logic with the form and correctness of argumentation in ordinary and scientific language. Concepts and theories developed within formal logic for the study of artificial languages have for some time been fruitfully applied to the study of natural. Logic in linguistics jens allwood, larsgunnar andersson. This course will explore some ways in which logic is used in linguistics, particularly, in semantics. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading logic in linguistics cambridge textbooks in linguistics.
Publications of the department of general linguistics 2, university of tartu. Everything that linguists have always wanted to know about. Concepts and theories developed within formal logic for the study of artificial. How are they realised by psychological mechanisms or biological processes on the. There is a discussion too of the relation between linguistics and logical analysis and between logic and natural language. Logic in linguistics jens allwood, gunnargunnar andersson. Most introductory courses on logic teach only the syntax of firstorder predicate calculus and give a few. Logic in linguistics, cambridge university press, 2001. In fact, we use language in many different ways, some of which are irrelevant to any attempt to provide reasons for what we believe. The two fields are presented with respect to their role in cognitive science and artificial intelligence. Cambridge core ethics logic in linguistics edited by jens allwood. Logic in linguistics, cambridge university press, 1977 a very good and quite gentle introduction geared towards the sort of logical concepts needed in computational linguistics. Project muse logic in linguistics by jens allwood, lars. It is an history of profound and synergic e fforts towards the.
The text for the course is a manuscript written by the faculty member, entitled logic. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. An elementary introduction to formal logic, particularly intended for linguists and others interested in languages. Osten dahl an elementary introduction to formal logic, particularly intended for linguists and others interested in languages. Everything that linguists have always wanted to know about logic but were ashamed to ask james d. Two forms of regressive exploitation of the sciences by idealism 41. The different attitudes towards fuzzy logic in linguistics and in logic are, of course, most likely rationally justi.
However, historical accidents can also happen in the development of a. Concepts and theories developed within formal logic for the study of artificial languages have for some time been fruitfully applied to the study of natural languages and some knowledge of them is necessary for students of linguists especially semantics. Mccawley the university of chicago press, chicago, 1981, 508 pp. Pdf on jan 1, 2016, jacques moeschler and others published formal and natural. Jens allwood born 20 august 1947 is a professor of linguistics at the university of gothenburg and head of scciil interdisciplinary center, university of gothenburg jens allwood is since 1986 professor of linguistics at goteborg university. Topics were covered in the order in which they are presented. The notion of logical form was originally invented for the purpose of determining quantifier scope. Concepts and theories developed within formal logic for the study of. The formal patterns of correct reasoning can all be conveyed through ordinary language, but then so can a lot of other things. Buy logic in linguistics cambridge textbooks in linguistics by allwood, jens isbn. An elementary introduction to formal logic, particularly intended for linguists.
Although twentiethcentury logic has concentrated on the logic of mathematics and mathematical language, ordinary everyday language has also been analysed, though less thoroughly, by logicians such as frege, russell, carnap, reichenbach and montague. The semantics of logic refers to the approaches that logicians have introduced to understand and determine that part of meaning in which they are interested. Its not a great book for making an overview about the subject however its wonderful when you want to go further into subject. Part i linguistics, logic and phil osophy of language part part iii i a glance at the historical develop ment of the relationship between theory of knowledge and rhetoric in regard to the problem of determination 2 i 2 metaphysical realism and logical empiricism. Linguistics, logic and theory of science unit cooper, robin linguistics, logic and theory of science unit. I apologize if my english isnt correct but im danish and not trained in written english. It focuses on how the utterance context and conversational maxims affect the meaning of an utterance, as well as.
The truth conditions of various sentences we may encounter in arguments will depend upon their meaning, and so logicians cannot completely avoid the need to provide. Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy philosophy of language. Plato, argumentation argument counterargument founder of logic. Review of everything that linguists have always wanted to. Pragmatics is a major branch of linguistics devoted to understanding the nonliteral aspect of meaning. Allwood, jens, larsgunnar andersson, osten dahl 1977 logic. Adverbs adverbs are so named from their role in modifying verbs and other nonnominal expressions. Logic in linguistics is a very detailed book about the use of logic signs and on the theme logic in itself. An introduction ronnie cann this accessible introduction to formal, and especially montague, semantics within a linguistic framework, presupposes no previous background in logic, but takes students stepbystep from simple predicateargument structures and their interpretation to montagues intentional logic. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The university of gothenburg uses cookies to provide you with the best possible user experience.
The proposed logic not only covers a large class of hedge functions but also has all completeness properties as the underlying core fuzzy logic w. Allwood gives background on those aspects of set theory and formal logic which it is useful for semanticists to know about, while cann and portner provide introductions to formal linguistic semantics proper. Logic in linguistics by jens allwood, larsgunnar andersson, and. Logic in linguistics jens allwood, larsgunnar andersson, osten dahl. The authors see increasing scope for cooperation between logicians and linguistics in studying the structure of language, and it is the overall aim of the book to promote this cooperation. 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. A more linguistic perspective is found in hodges 1977. Concepts and theories developed within formal logic for the study of artificial languages have for some time been fruitfully applied to the study of natural languages and some knowledge of them is necessary for students of linguists especially. Review of everything that linguists have always wanted to know about logic. This concept and term is used in some theories of syntax and grammar in particular those in the chomskyan vein. Concepts and theories developed within formal logic for the study of artificial languages have for some time been fruitfully applied. As the theory around the minimalist program developed, all output conditions, such as thetacriterion, the case filter, subjacency and binding theory, are examined at the level of lf. In logic, the semantics of logic is the study of the semantics, or interpretations, of formal and idealizations of natural languages usually trying to capture the pretheoretic notion of entailment overview. By jens allwood, larsgunnar andersson, and osten dahl.
Logic in linguistics cambridge textbooks in linguistics 9780521291743. Mathematical methods in linguistics week 3 3 the semantics of predicate logic 3. Ii, where dis the domain, a nonempty set of individuals, and iis. Logic in linguistics cambridge textbooks in linguistics. Basic set theory and logic university of cambridge. Logic in linguistics ebok jens allwood, larsgunnar. This workshop is part of geometry of computation 2006, a special series of events in theoretical computer science organized by the geocal group and taking place at the cirm from january 30 to march 3. With this need in mind the authors offer a clear, succinct and basic introduction to set theory, inference, propositional and predicate logic, deduction, modal and intensional logic, and various concomitant extensions of these. Jaakko hintikka 2002 linguistics and philosophy 25 56. He is also director of the interdisciplinary cognitive science and communication oriented center sskkii at the same university.
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