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Formal Approaches to Semantics and Pragmatics

Part of the book series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy ((SLAP,volume 95))

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This chapter is an introduction to the volume. It briefly traces the history of the LENLS workshop and discusses some themes of the volume, as well as providing brief summaries of the papers.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan

    Elin McCready

  2. Department of English, Naruto University of Education, Naruto, Japan

    Katsuhiko Yabushita

  3. Center for the Advancement of Higher Education and Graduate School of International Cultural Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

    Kei Yoshimoto

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  1. Elin McCready
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Correspondence to Elin McCready .

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of English, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan

    Elin McCready

  2. Department of English, Naruto University of Education, Naruto, Tokushima, Japan

    Katsuhiko Yabushita

  3. Center for the Advancement of Higher Education, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

    Kei Yoshimoto

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McCready, E., Yabushita, K., Yoshimoto, K. (2014). Introduction. In: McCready, E., Yabushita, K., Yoshimoto, K. (eds) Formal Approaches to Semantics and Pragmatics. Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy, vol 95. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8813-7_1

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