{"product_id":"meaning-of-more-paperback","title":"Meaning of More - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexis Wellwood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book reimagines the compositional semantics of comparative sentences using words such as \u003cem\u003emore\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eas\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003etoo\u003c\/em\u003e, and others. The book's central thesis entails a rejection of a fundamental assumption of degree semantic frameworks: that gradable adjectives like \u003cem\u003etall\u003c\/em\u003e lexicalize functions from individuals to degrees, i.e., measure functions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlexis Wellwood argues that comparative expressions in English themselves introduceÂmeasure functions; this is the case whether that morphology targets adjectives, as inÂ\u003cem\u003etaller\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003emore intelligent\u003c\/em\u003e; nouns, as in \u003cem\u003emore coffee\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003emore coffees\u003c\/em\u003e; verbs, such as \u003cem\u003erun more\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ejump more\u003c\/em\u003e; or expressions of other categories. Furthermore, she suggests that expressions that comfortably and meaningfully appear in the comparative form should be distinguished from those that do not in terms of a general notion of \"measurability\" a measurable predicate has a domain of application with non-trivial structure. This notion unifies the independently motivated distinctions between, for example, gradable and non-gradable adjectives, mass and count nouns, singular and plural noun phrases, and telic and atelic verb phrases. Based on careful examination of the distribution of dimensions for comparison within the class of measurable predicates, she ties the selection of measure functions to the specific nature and\u003cbr\u003estructure of the domain entities targeted for measurement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book ultimately explores how, precisely, we should understand semantic theories that invoke the \"nature\" of domain entities: does the theory depend for its explanation on features of metaphysical reality, or something else? Such questions are especially pertinent in light of a growing body of research in cognitive science exploring the understanding and acquisition of comparative sentences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexis Wellwood \u003c\/strong\u003eis Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Linguistics at the University of Southern California, as well as the creative force behind the USC School of Philosophy's Meaning Lab. Her research and teaching focuses on the nature of linguistic meaning, in particular the interplay between morphosyntactic structure and nonlinguistic cognition in determining meaning. This research has been influential in linguistic semantics, language acquisition, philosophy of language, cognitive psychology, and computer science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.6 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 26, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52694812590387,"sku":"9780198804666","price":102.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MDB3b2NlcFdQY00wdVk3UkJQNHZDdz09.webp?v=1763074430","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/meaning-of-more-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}