Contemporary Issues in Natural Language Semantics: an interview with Gennaro Chierchia

Abstract

ABSTRACT Chierchia discusses his views on the frontiers of contemporary semantics: multidimensionality of meaning, alternative semantics, ‘mid level’ generalizations, the natural logicality of natural languages, the role of reference, and the place of new methodologies, i.e. lab-experiments.

Keywords

• multidimensionality of meaning
• alternative semantics
• mid level generalizations
• logicality of natural languages
• reference
• experiments