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A multilingual study of color nomenclature. It studies 110 additional unwritten languages in detail and in situ. It presents the results with charts showing the overall palette of color terms within each language, as well as the levels of agreement among speakers.

The papers collected here focus on probabilistic causality, addressing topics such as the search for casual mechanisms, epistemic and metaphysical views of causality, Baesian nets and causal dependance, and causation in the special sciences. The emphasis is on stochastic processes, however.

Cognitive studies of linguistics have begun to examine the interaction between language and other modes of communication, namely gesture, music, and visual images. This volume brings together papers from the Eleventh Conceptual Structure, Discourse, and Language Conference, held in Vancouver in May 2012.

Cognitive studies of linguistics have begun to examine the interaction between language and other modes of communication, namely gesture, music, and visual images. This volume brings together papers from the Eleventh Conceptual Structure, Discourse, and Language Conference, held in Vancouver in May 2012.

Contains essays that explore explicit and implicit communication through linguistic research. Taking as a framework Paul Grice's theories on "what is said," this volume explores a number of areas, including the boundary between semantics and pragmatics; the concept of implicit communication; and the notion of conventional meaning.

Annie Zaenen's research has broadly influenced the field of linguistics, from the underlying architecture of formal theories to the minute details of lexical representation. This volume assembles a range of essays from linguists who have been profoundly influenced by Zaenen's work.

De se statements are emphatic assertions in which speakers make fundamental claims about either themselves or others. In English, they are usually conveyed via "I" statements or third person reflexive pronouns, such as "she herself," or "he himself." This volume teases out what de se attitudes connote linguistically.

Provides an analysis of the voting climate and it approaches American elections from technological, legal, and historical perspectives. This title examines the ways Americans vote, gauging how inaccurate, unreliable, and insecure our voting systems are.

A language-learning textbook for speakers of English and other languages who seek proficiency in Akan Twi, the most widely used and understood native language of Ghana. It includes several practice exercises and activities; a range of culturally relevant topics and dialogues; a reference glossary; and tips on culturally appropriate behavior.

Offers a unique perspective on linguistics by discussing the development of computer programs that will assign particular sounds to meanings and, conversely, meanings to particular sounds.

The Verbmobil System currently under development in Germany would input speech in a source-language dialogue, translate it, and output synthesized speech in a target language, all in real time under the conditions of face-to-face dialogue. This is a study of the field and possible problems.

Proposes a general theory of reflective logics and reflective declarative programming languages.

This book provides a simple but precise framework for describing complex predicates.

The papers in this book apply mathematical and logical methods to the description of linguistic structures.

A textbook/software package that covers first-order language in a method appropriate for a wide range of courses, from first logic courses for undergraduates (philosophy, mathematics, and computer science) to a first graduate logic course. It also includes applications for mobile devices, exercises, and a dedicated website.

Arabic is an exciting - yet challenging - language for scholars. This book documents the work of researchers in both academia and industry who have taken up the challenge of solving the real-life problems posed by an understudied language. It explores Arabic machine translation systems, and innovations in speech recognition and mention detection.

A method of introducing students to the language of first-order logic. It helps students learn the meanings of connectives and qualifiers and soon become fluent in the symbolic language at the core of modern logic.