Countability in Natural Language

Hana Filip (Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf)

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Cambridge University Press
10 April 2025

Semantics; Grammar, syntax

This book focuses on current theoretical and empirical research into countability in the nominal domain, and to a lesser extent in the verbal domain. The presented state-of-the-art studies are situated within compositional semantics combined with the theory of mereology, and draw on a wealth of data, some of which have hitherto been unknown, from a number of typologically distinct languages. Some contributions propose enrichments of classical extensional mereology with topological and temporal notions as well as with type theory and probabilistic models. The book also presents analyses that rely on cutting-edge empirical research (experimental, corpus-based) into meaning in language. It is suitable as a point of departure for original research or material for seminars in semantics, philosophy of language, psycholinguistics and other fields of cognitive science. It is of interest not only to a semanticist, but also to anybody who wishes to gain insights into the contemporary research into countability.

Edited by: Hana Filip (Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781316630983
ISBN 10: 1316630986
Pages: 307
Publication Date: 10 April 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Hana Filip is Professor of Semantics at the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf (Germany). Her research focuses on aspect, genericity, and nominal semantics.