LINGUIST List 8.1251  Tue Sep 2 1997  Qs: Logic and Meaning,
Permission  Editor for this issue: Brett Churchill <>      1.
Martin Kay, Logic and Meaning   2. Hiroaki Tanaka, Question:
'Permission' may and can  Message 1: Logic and Meaning  Date:
Mon, 1 Sep 1997 18:06:48 PDT From: Martin Kay <> Subject: Logic
and Meaning  Much current work in (combinatory) semantics is
driven by the idea that sentences provide the input for
inference procedures. However, people are generally rather bad
at logic and at constructing and analyzing sentences with
nontrivial logical structures. So, a sign on a London bus says:
Please offer these seats to elderly and disabled people or
those with children. What determines the distribtion of "and"
and "or"? Another sign promises dire consequences to  Any
vehicle that is parked otherwise than in accordance with railway
byelaws and conditions and any other directions or regulations
... Faced with  Don't get a cat unless you don't want any mice
in the house people seem to assume it m