book semantics semantics de swart henriette university utrecht introduction natural language semantics isbn paper cloth pp csli publication http csliwww stanford edu publication email pub roslin stanford edu distribute cambridge university press semantic define study mean express element language combination thereof utterance noice scribble convey information link kind event state mind etc speaker hearer language communicate introduction concern semantics natural language text examine issue semantics theory mean address determine meaning word language semantically combine element language build complex meaning logical langauge develop formal metalanguage natural language subsequent chapter address propositional logic syntax semantics firstorder predicate logic extension propositional logic generalize quantifier theory goe beyond extenstional theory de swart relativize interpretation expression account verbal tense adverbial temporal connective introduce possible world model intension modal adverb modal auxiliary broad overview natural language semantics cover most point address introductory course numerous exercise punctuate each chapter example exam base material present include volume perfect textbook resource undergraduate graduatelevel introductory course semantics csli publication ventura hall stanford university stanford ca telephone fax http csliwww stanford edu publication 