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Should Pregroup Grammars be Adorned with Additional Operations?

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To Michael Moortgat on his first half century.

Special Issue Categorial Grammars and Pregroups Edited by Wojciech Buszkowski and Anne Preller

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Lambek, J. Should Pregroup Grammars be Adorned with Additional Operations?. Stud Logica 87, 343–358 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11225-007-9094-1

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