Introduction to Cognition and Communication Keith Stenning, Alex Lascarides, Jo Calder This introduction to interdisciplinary study of cognition takes the novel approach of bringing several disciplines to bear on the subject of communication. Using the perspectives of linguistic, logic, AI, philosophy, and psychology - the component fields of cognitive science - to explore topics in human communication in depth, the book shows readers and students form any background how these disciplines developed their distinctive views, and how those views interact. The book introduces some sample phenomena of human communication that illustrate the approach of cognitive science in understanding the mind, and then considers theoretical issues, including the relation of logic and computation and the concept of representation. It describes the development of a model of natural language and explores the link between an utterance and its meaning and how this can be described in a formal way on the basis of recent advances in AI research. It looks at communication employing graphical messages and the similarities and differences between language and diagrams. Finally, the book considers some general philosophical critiques of computational models of mind. The book can be used at a number of different levels. A glossary, suggestions for further reading, and a Web site (http://ww.inf.ed.ac.uk/teaching/courses/hc1) with multiple-choice questions are provided for nonspecialist students; advanced students can supplement the materials with readings that take the topics into greater depth. Keith Stenning is Professor in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. Alex Lascarides is a Reader in Computational Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh Jo Calder is Senior Consultant for Mekon Ltd., a firm specializing in information creation, management, and delivery.