Logics of Conversation

Bys: Asher, N., Lascarides, A., Asher, Nicholas

People often mean more than they say because grammar is typically insufficient for determining the full meaning of an utterance. The assumption that the discourse is coherent or "makes sense" has an important role to play in determining meaning as well. This study presents a dynamic semantic framework called Segmented Discourse Representation Theory, or SDRT, where the interaction between discourse coherence and discourse interpretation is explored in a logically precise manner.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521659515
• ISBN13: 9780521659512
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 9.6"