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Article 1263 of comp.ai.philosophy:
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>From: jcollier@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (John Donald Collier)
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Subject: Re: Is semiotics an "informal logic"?
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Date: 11 Nov 91 09:14:08 GMT
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In <BRe6aB2w164w@depsych.Gwinnett.COM> rc@depsych.Gwinnett.COM (Richard Carlson) writes:

>Is there such a thing as "formal semantics?"  Where would I find a
>text on this discipline?

One place to look would be _Formal Philosophy_ by Richard Montague.

Another would be _Situations and Attitudes_ by Barwise and Perry.

There are hundreds of other books and articles, but the above deal
most directly with issues that arise in semiotics.
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