new books semantics semantics de swart henriette university utrecht introduction natural language semantics isbn 157586 138 0 paper 157586 139 9 cloth 258 pp csli publications 1998 http csliwww stanford edu publications email pubs roslin stanford edu distributed cambridge university press semantics defined study meaning expressed elements language combinations thereof utterances noices scribbles used convey information linked kinds events states mind etc speaker hearer use language communicate introduction concerned semantics natural languages text examines issues semantics theory meaning address determining meanings words language semantically combine elements language build complex meanings logical langauges developed formal metalanguages natural language subsequent chapters address propositional logic syntax semantics firstorder predicate logic extension propositional logic generalized quantifier theory going beyond extenstional theory de swart relativizes interpretation expressions times account verbal tense time adverbials temporal connectives introduces possible worlds model intensions modal adverbs modal auxiliaries broad overview natural language semantics cover points addressed introductory course numerous exercises punctuate chapter example exam based materials presented included making volume perfect textbook resource undergraduate graduatelevel introductory course semantics csli publications ventura hall stanford university stanford ca 943054115 telephone 650 7231839 fax 650 7252166 http csliwww stanford edu publications