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Situation Theory and Its Applications

Situation Theory and Its Applications - CSLI Lecture Notes

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Situation Theory grew out of attempts by Jon Barwise in the late 1970s to provide a semantics for 'naked-infinitive' perceptual reports such as 'Claire saw Jon run'. Barwise's intuition was that Claire didn't just see Jon, an individual, but Jon doing something, a situation. Situations are individuals having properties and standing in relations. A theory of situations would allow us to study and compare various types of situations or situation-like entitles, such as facts, events, and scenes. One of the central themes of situation theory of meaning and reference should be set within a general theory of information, one moreover that is rich enough to do justice to perception, communication, and thought. By now many people have contributed by the need to give a rigorous mathematical account of the principles of information that underwrite the theory.

Book information

ISBN: 9780937073551
Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Inf
Imprint: CSLI Publications
Pub date:
DEWEY: 160
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 504
Weight: 852g
Height: 241mm
Width: 165mm
Spine width: 31mm