Informal Lectures on Formal Semantics
Informal Lectures on Formal Semantics by Emmon Bach, published by SUNY Press in May 1989, is a 150-page introduction to model-theoretic semantics, a significant area in theoretical linguistics. This second edition explores the model structure of Montague’s theory and discusses recent developments, making it accessible to readers without prior knowledge of the mathematical and logical tools used in formal semantics.
In this book, Bach elaborates on key concepts such as generalized quantifiers and the introduction of more structure within the domain of individuals. He also addresses properties as fundamental elements in the model and examines smaller world-like entities, presenting these ideas with minimal formalism. Readers interested in linguistics, semantics, and rhetoric will find valuable insights into the current developments in this field.
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This book is an introduction to the current developments in model-theoretic semantics, which has become an essential part of the work in theoretical linguistics over the last decade. The author examines the model structure of Montagues theory and then presents elaborations on this basic model that have been of particular importance in the last few years: generalized quantifiers, the introduction of more structure in the domain of individuals, properties as primitive elements in the model, situations and similar smaller worldlike entities. Nothing is presupposed about knowledge of the mathematical and logical tools used in formal semantics, and Bach presents the informal with a minimum of formalism.
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