Handbook of Contemporary Semantics

Semantics refers to the study of meaning. It focuses on the relation between signifiers, like words, phrases, signs, and symbols, and what they stand for; their denotation. Linguistic semantics is the study of meaning that is used for understanding human expression through language. Other forms of semantics include the semantics of programming languages, formal logics, and semiotics. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to contemporary theoretical and computational semantics.