3.1 Scope Ambiguities

In this part of the lecture we will learn what scope ambiguities are and why such ambiguities constitute a problem for Montague style semantic construction. We will then see some ways of dealing with these problems (more or less satisfactorily) by extending Montague's framework a little.

• 3.1.1 What Are Scope Ambiguities?

• 3.1.2 Scope Ambiguities and Montague Semantics

• 3.1.3 A More Complex Example

• 3.1.4 The Fifth Reading

• 3.1.5 Montague's Approach to the Scope Problem

• 3.1.6 Quantifying In: An Example

• 3.1.7 Other Traditional Solutions

• 3.1.8 The Problem with the Traditional Approaches