Discourse representation theory

Bart Geurts & David Beaver

Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Donkey pronouns
• 3. Basic DRT
  • 3.1 The key ideas
  • 3.2 Quantifiers vs. indefinites
  • 3.3 One- vs. two-level versions of DRT
• 4. The DRS language: syntax, semantics, accessibility
  • 4.1 Syntax
  • 4.2 Accessibility
  • 4.3 Semantics
• 5. Beyond the basics
  • 5.1 Tense
  • 5.2 Presupposition
• 6. Representationalism, attitudes, and compositionality
• 7. Further reading
• Bibliography