Quantifiers in language and logic

Quantifiers are the essential tools with which, in language or logic, we refer to quantity of things or amount of stuff. In English, they include such expressions as no, some, all, both many. This book presents the interdisciplinary exploration of how they work, their syntax, semantics, and inferent...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peters, Stanley
Other Authors: Westerståhl, Dag
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Clarendon 2006, 2006
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Quantifiers are the essential tools with which, in language or logic, we refer to quantity of things or amount of stuff. In English, they include such expressions as no, some, all, both many. This book presents the interdisciplinary exploration of how they work, their syntax, semantics, and inferential role
Physical Description:xix, 528 p.
ISBN:9780191700590