Abstract
In (Montague, 1970), Montague defines a formal theory of linguistic meaning which interprets a small fragment of English through the use of two basic types of objects: individuals and propositions. In this paper, I develop a comparable semantics which only uses one basic type of object (hence, single-type semantics). Such a semantics has been suggested by Partee (2009) as a ‘minimality test’ for the Montagovian type system, which challenges the need for a bi-partitioned ontology. The proposed semantics captures the propositional interpretation of proper names, unifies Montague’s semantic ontology, and yields insight into the apparatus of types in formal semantics.
Dokumententyp: | Konferenzbeitrag (Paper) |
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Publikationsform: | Postprint |
Keywords: | foundations of formal semantics, natural language metaphysics, single-type hypothesis, type theory, unification |
Fakultät: | Philosophie, Wissenschaftstheorie und Religionswissenschaft > Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP)
Philosophie, Wissenschaftstheorie und Religionswissenschaft > Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) > Logic Philosophie, Wissenschaftstheorie und Religionswissenschaft > Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) > Metaphysics and Philosophy of Language |
Themengebiete: | 100 Philosophie und Psychologie > 100 Philosophie
100 Philosophie und Psychologie > 160 Logik |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Dokumenten ID: | 24473 |
Datum der Veröffentlichung auf Open Access LMU: | 03. Apr. 2015, 06:18 |
Letzte Änderungen: | 03. Mrz. 2017, 10:54 |