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. Looking at the communicative abilities of other species, it becomes clear that our linguistic ability is speci. Logic in linguistics, cambridge university press, 2001. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Most introductory courses on logic teach only the syntax of firstorder predicate calculus and give a few. The formal patterns of correct reasoning can all be conveyed through ordinary language, but then so can a lot of other things. Logic in linguistics cambridge textbooks in linguistics kindle edition by allwood, jens, allwood, jens, andersson, larsgunnar, dahl, osten. 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. Logic in linguistics an elementary introduction to formal logic, particularly intended for linguists and others interested in languages.
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. Jon barwise and john etchemendy, language, proof and logic, csli publications, 2000. It focuses on how the utterance context and conversational maxims affect the meaning of an utterance, as well as. Allwood, andersson and dahl 1977 for an introduction to the meaning of. Logical form abbreviated lf, conventionally spelled with capital letters of an utterance or linguistic expression is its mental representation derived solely from surface structure. 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. How are they realised by psychological mechanisms or biological processes on the. Everything that linguists have always wanted to know about logic but were ashamed to ask james d. 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. 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. The notion of logical form was originally invented for the purpose of determining quantifier scope. A more linguistic perspective is found in hodges 1977. Although this introduction to symbolic logic is meant for linguists, it is not very specialized.
However, historical accidents can also happen in the development of a. This course will explore some ways in which logic is used in linguistics, particularly, in semantics. 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. Everything that linguists have always wanted to know about. He is also director of the interdisciplinary cognitive science and communication oriented center sskkii at the same university. Review of everything that linguists have always wanted to know about logic. Logic and linguistics marseille luminy february 17, 2006. 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. Basic set theory and logic university of cambridge. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading logic in linguistics cambridge textbooks in linguistics. 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.
The text for the course is a manuscript written by the faculty member, entitled logic. Logic in linguistics jens allwood, gunnargunnar andersson. Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy philosophy of language. Logic in linguistics cambridge textbooks in linguistics 9780521291743. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jaakko hintikka 2002 linguistics and philosophy 25 56. It is an history of profound and synergic e fforts towards the. Read the full text pdf communicative challenges among physicians, patients, and family caregivers in. 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. There is a discussion too of the relation between linguistics and logical analysis and between logic and natural language. Ii, where dis the domain, a nonempty set of individuals, and iis. Adverbs adverbs are so named from their role in modifying verbs and other nonnominal expressions. Buy logic in linguistics cambridge textbooks in linguistics by allwood, jens isbn.
Osten dahl an elementary introduction to formal logic, particularly intended for linguists and others interested in languages. Cambridge core ethics logic in linguistics edited by jens allwood. For example, in john ran slowly, the adverb slowly modifies ran by characterizing the manner of johns running. Logic in linguistics cambridge textbooks in linguistics. Its not a great book for making an overview about the subject however its wonderful when you want to go further into subject. Concepts and theories developed within formal logic for the study of artificial languages have for some time been fruitfully applied. In fact, we use language in many different ways, some of which are irrelevant to any attempt to provide reasons for what we believe. Journal of linguistics has as its goal to publish articles that make a clear contribution to current debate in all branches of theoretical linguistics. 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. Logic in linguistics is a very detailed book about the use of logic signs and on the theme logic in itself. Logic in linguistics by jens allwood, larsgunnar andersson, and. 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.
By jens allwood, larsgunnar andersson, and osten dahl. Logic in linguistics jens allwood, larsgunnar andersson. Mathematical methods in linguistics week 3 3 the semantics of predicate logic 3. I apologize if my english isnt correct but im danish and not trained in written english. Concepts and theories developed within formal logic for the study of. 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. Pdf on jan 1, 2016, jacques moeschler and others published formal and natural. 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. Pragmatics is a major branch of linguistics devoted to understanding the nonliteral aspect of meaning. Plato, argumentation argument counterargument founder of logic.
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. Concepts and theories developed within formal logic for the study of artificial. Linguistics is concerned with the structure and use of languages, and logic with the form and correctness of argumentation in ordinary and scientific language. An elementary introduction to formal logic, particularly intended for linguists.
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. An elementary introduction to formal logic, particularly intend. The different attitudes towards fuzzy logic in linguistics and in logic are, of course, most likely rationally justi. Topics were covered in the order in which they are presented. This concept and term is used in some theories of syntax and grammar in particular those in the chomskyan vein.
Ii, where dis the domain, a nonempty set of individuals, and iis an interpretation function. Logic in linguistics jens allwood, larsgunnar andersson, osten dahl. The two fields are presented with respect to their role in cognitive science and artificial intelligence. Allwood, jens, larsgunnar andersson, osten dahl 1977 logic.
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. Publications of the department of general linguistics 2, university of tartu. Linguistics, logic and theory of science unit cooper, robin linguistics, logic and theory of science unit. The university of gothenburg uses cookies to provide you with the best possible user experience. Mccawley the university of chicago press, chicago, 1981, 508 pp.