<b>A theory of language and information:</b> A mathematical approach. By Zellig Harris. Clarendon Press, 1991. Pp. xii, 428. Cloth $69.00.

Abstract

I Introduction: Overview Method II Theory of syntax: A theory of sentences Language structure: The system created by the constraints Metalinguistic apparatus within language On the mathematics of language III Grammatical analysis: Analysis of sentences Analysis of the set of sentences IV Subsets of sentences: Sentence sequences Sublanguages V Interpretation: Information The nature and development of language Index