The Language of Mathematics [electronic resource] : A Linguistic and Philosophical Investigation / by Mohan Ganesalingam.

Introduction.-1.1 Challenges -- 1.2 Concepts.-1.2.1 Linguistics and Mathematic.-1.2.2 Time -- 1.2.3 Full Adaptivity -- .3 Scope -- 1.4 Structure -- 1.5 Previous Analyses -- 1.5.1 Ranta -- 1.5.2 de Bruijn -- 1.5.3 Computer Languages -- 1.5.4 Other Work -- 2 The Language of Mathematics -- 2.1 Text and Symbol -- 2.2 Adaptivity -- 2.3 Textual Mathematics -- 2.4 Symbolic Mathematics. -2.4.1 Ranta's Account and Its Limitations -- 2.4.2 Surface Phenomena -- 2.4.3 Grammatical Status -- 2.4.4 Variables -- 2.4.5 Presuppositions -- 2.4.6 Symbolic Constructions -- 2.5 Rhetorical Structure -- 2.5.1 Blocks -- 2.5.2 Variables and Assumptions -- 2.6 Reanalysis -- 3 Theoretical Framework -- 3.1 Syntax -- 3.2 Types -- 3.3 Semantics -- 3.3.1 The Inadequacy of First-Order Logic -- 3.3.2 Discourse Representation Theory -- 3.3.3 Semantic Functions -- 3.3.4 Representing Variables -- 3.3.5 Localisable Presuppositions -- 3.3.6 Plurals -- 3.3.7 Compositionality -- 3.3.8 Ambiguity and Type -- 3.4 Adaptivity -- 3.4.1 Definitions in Mathematics -- 3.4.2 Real Definitions and Functional Categories -- 3.5 Rhetorical Structure -- 3.5.1 Explanation -- 3.5.2 Blocks -- 3.5.3 Variables and Assumptions -- 3.5.4 Related Work: DRT in NaProChe -- 3.6 Conclusion -- 4 Ambiguity.-4.1 Ambiguity in Symbolic Mathematics.-4.1.1 Ambiguity in Symbolic Material.-4.1.2 Survey: Ambiguity in Formal Languages.-4.1.3 Failure of Standard Mechanisms -- 4.1.4 Discussion.-4.1.5 Disambiguation without Type -- 4.2 Ambiguity in Textual Mathematics.-4.2.1 Survey: Ambiguity in Natural Languages.-4.2.2 Ambiguity in Textual Mathematics -- 4.2.3 Disambiguation without Type -- 4.3 Text and Symbol -- 4.3.1 Dependence of Symbol on Text -- 4.3.2 Dependence of Text on Symbol -- 4.3.3 Text and Symbol: Conclusion -- 4.4 Conclusion -- 5 Type -- 5.1 Distinguishing Notions of Type -- 5.1.1 Types as Formal Tags -- 5.1.2 Types as Properties -- 5.2 Notions of Type in Mathematics -- 5.2.1 Aspect as Formal Tags -- .2.2 Aspect as Properties -- 5.3 Type Distinctions in Mathematics -- 5.3.1 Methodology -- 5.3.2 Examining the Foundations -- 5.3.3 Simple Distinctions -- 5.3.4 Non-extensionality.-5.3.5 Homogeneity and Open Types -- 5.4 Types in Mathematics -- 5.4.1 Presenting Type: Syntax and Semantics -- 5.4.2 Fundamental Type -- 5.4.3 Relational Type -- 5.4.4 Inferential Type -- 5.4.5 Type Inference -- 5.4.6 Type Parametrism -- 5.4.7 Subtyping -- 5.4.8 Type Coercion -- 5.5 Types and Type Theory -- 6 TypedParsing -- 6.1 Type Assignment -- .1.1 Mechanisms -- 6.1.2 Example -- 6.2 Type Requirements -- 6.3 Parsing -- 6.3.1 Type -- 6.3.2 Variables.-6.3.3 Structural Disambiguation -- 6.3.4 Type Cast Minimisation -- 6.3.5 Symmetry Breaking -- 6.4 Example -- 6.5 Further Work -- 7 Foundations -- 7.1 Approach -- 7.2 False Starts -- 7.2.1 All Objects as Sets -- 7.2.2 Hierarchy of Numbers -- 7.2.3 Summary of Standard Picture -- 7.2.4 Invisible Embeddings -- 7.2.5 Introducing Ontogeny -- 7.2.6 Redefinition -- 7.2.7 Manual Replacement -- 7.2.8 Identification and Conservativity -- 7.2.9 Isomorphisms Are Inadequate -- 7.3 Central Problems -- 7.3.1 Ontology and Epistemology -- 7.3.2 Identification -- 7.3.3 Ontogeny -- 7.4 Formalism -- 7.4.1 Abstraction -- 7.4.2 Identification -- 7.5 Application.-7.5.1 Simple Objects.-7.5.2 Natural Numbers -- 7.5.3 Integers -- 7.5.4 Other Numbers -- 7.5.5 Sets and Categories -- 7.5.6 Numbers and Late Identification -- 7.6 Further Work -- 8 Extensions -- 8.1 Textual Extensions -- 8.2 Symbolic Extensions -- 8.3 Covert Arguments -- Conclusion.