Language and equilibrium
In this work, Prashant Parikh offers a new account of meaning for natural language. He argues that equilibrium, or balance among multiple interacting forces, is a key attribute of language and meaning and shows how to derive the meaning of an utterance from first principles by modelling it as a syst...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass.
MIT Press
2010
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| Collection: | MIT Press eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | In this work, Prashant Parikh offers a new account of meaning for natural language. He argues that equilibrium, or balance among multiple interacting forces, is a key attribute of language and meaning and shows how to derive the meaning of an utterance from first principles by modelling it as a system of interdependent games |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 344 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 0262281260 9780262281263 |