Semantic Theory

Author : Richard K. Larson,Gabriel Segal
Publisher : Bradford Book
Page : 639 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0262621002

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Knowledge of Meaning by Richard K. Larson,Gabriel Segal Pdf

Current textbooks in formal semantics are all versions of, or introductions to, the same paradigm in semantic theory: Montague Grammar. Knowledge of Meaning is based on different assumptions and a different history. It provides the only introduction to truth- theoretic semantics for natural languages, fully integrating semantic theory into the modern Chomskyan program in linguistic theory and connecting linguistic semantics to research elsewhere in cognitive psychology and philosophy. As such, it better fits into a modern graduate or undergraduate program in linguistics, cognitive science, or philosophy. Furthermore, since the technical tools it employs are much simpler to teach and to master, Knowledge of Meaning can be taught by someone who is not primarily a semanticist. Linguistic semantics cannot be studied as a stand-alone subject but only as part of cognitive psychology, the authors assert. It is the study of a particular human cognitive competence governing the meanings of words and phrases. Larson and Segal argue that speakers have unconscious knowledge of the semantic rules of their language, and they present concrete, empirically motivated proposals about a formal theory of this competence based on the work of Alfred Tarski and Donald Davidson. The theory is extended to a wide range of constructions occurring in natural language, including predicates, proper nouns, pronouns and demonstratives, quantifiers, definite descriptions, anaphoric expressions, clausal complements, and adverbs. Knowledge of Meaning gives equal weight to philosophical, empirical, and formal discussions. It addresses not only the empirical issues of linguistic semantics but also its fundamental conceptual questions, including the relation of truth to meaning and the methodology of semantic theorizing. Numerous exercises are included in the book.

Author : Ruth M. Kempson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1977-09-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521292093

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Semantic Theory by Ruth M. Kempson Pdf

An introduction to the central topics of linguistic semantics and the philosophy of language, assuming no special knowledge of philosophy or logic.

Author : Neal R. Norrick
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027235138

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Semiotic Principles in Semantic Theory by Neal R. Norrick Pdf

This study represents a contribution to the theory of meaning in natural language. It proposes a semantic theory containing a set of regular relational principles. These principles enable semantic theory to describe connections from the lexical reading of a word to its figurative contextual reading, from one variant reading of a polysemous lexical item to another, from the idiomatic to its literal reading or to the literal reading(s) of one or more of its component lexical items. Semiotic theory provides a foundation by supplying principles defining motivated expression-content relations for signs generally. The author argues that regular semantic relational principles must dervive from such semiotic principles, to ensures the psychological reality and generality of the semantic principles.

Author : Jerrold J. Katz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015005493781

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Semantic Theory by Jerrold J. Katz Pdf

Author : Charles Kay Ogden,Ivor Armstrong Richards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : LCCN:58004998

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The Meaning of Meaning by Charles Kay Ogden,Ivor Armstrong Richards Pdf

Author : Don Lee Fred Nilsen,Alleen Pace Nilsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : English language
ISBN : UCSC:32106001520821

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Semantic Theory by Don Lee Fred Nilsen,Alleen Pace Nilsen Pdf

Author : Neal R. Norrick
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1981-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027280947

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Semiotic Principles in Semantic Theory by Neal R. Norrick Pdf

This study represents a contribution to the theory of meaning in natural language. It proposes a semantic theory containing a set of regular relational principles. These principles enable semantic theory to describe connections from the lexical reading of a word to its figurative contextual reading, from one variant reading of a polysemous lexical item to another, from the idiomatic to its literal reading or to the literal reading(s) of one or more of its component lexical items. Semiotic theory provides a foundation by supplying principles defining motivated expression-content relations for signs generally. The author argues that regular semantic relational principles must dervive from such semiotic principles, to ensures the psychological reality and generality of the semantic principles.

Author : Uriel Weinreich
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110813142

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Explorations in Semantic Theory by Uriel Weinreich Pdf

Author : Shalom Lappin,Chris Fox
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781118881958

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The Handbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory by Shalom Lappin,Chris Fox Pdf

The second edition of The Handbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory presents a comprehensive introduction to cutting-edge research in contemporary theoretical and computational semantics. Features completely new content from the first edition of The Handbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory Features contributions by leading semanticists, who introduce core areas of contemporary semantic research, while discussing current research Suitable for graduate students for courses in semantic theory and for advanced researchers as an introduction to current theoretical work

Author : Claudia Maienborn,Klaus Heusinger,Paul Portner
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110589245

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Semantics - Theories by Claudia Maienborn,Klaus Heusinger,Paul Portner Pdf

Now in paperback for the first time since its original publication, the material gathered here is perfect for anyone who needs a detailed and accessible introduction to the important semantic theories. Designed for a wide audience, it will be of great value to linguists, cognitive scientists, philosophers, and computer scientists working on natural language. The book covers theories of lexical semantics, cognitively oriented approaches to semantics, compositional theories of sentence semantics, and discourse semantics. This clear, elegant explanation of the key theories in semantics research is essential reading for anyone working in the area.

Author : Marcello Barbieri
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000063653

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The Semantic Theory of Evolution by Marcello Barbieri Pdf

Originally published in 1985, The Semantic Theory of Evolution addresses the notion that life is not shaped by the single law of natural selection, but instead by a plurality of laws that resemble grammatical rules in language. This remarkable work presents a semantic theory centering on the concept of the ribotype. Supported by both sound facts and logical arguments, this analysis reaches beyond the established cadre of biological thought to unravel many of life’s mysteries and paradoxes, including the origin of the cell and the nucleus and the evolution of ribosomes.

Author : Shalom Lappin,Chris Fox
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 771 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781119046820

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The Handbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory by Shalom Lappin,Chris Fox Pdf

The second edition of The Handbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory presents a comprehensive introduction to cutting-edge research in contemporary theoretical and computational semantics. Features completely new content from the first edition of The Handbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory Features contributions by leading semanticists, who introduce core areas of contemporary semantic research, while discussing current research Suitable for graduate students for courses in semantic theory and for advanced researchers as an introduction to current theoretical work

Author : Jim Feist
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000555226

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Significance in Language by Jim Feist Pdf

This book offers a unique perspective on meaning in language, broadening the scope of existing understanding of meaning by introducing a comprehensive and cohesive account of meaning that draws on a wide range of linguistic approaches. The volume seeks to build up a complete picture of what meaning is, different types of meaning, and different ways of structuring the same meaning across myriad forms and varieties of language across such domains, such as everyday speech, advertising, humour, and academic writing. Supported by data from psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic research, the book combines different approaches from scholarship in semantics, including formalist, structuralist, cognitive, functionalist, and semiotics to demonstrate the ways in which meaning is expressed in words but also in word order and intonation. The book argues for a revised conceptualisation of meaning toward presenting a new perspective on semantics and its wider study in language and linguistic research. This book will appeal to scholars interested in meaning in language in such fields as linguistics, semantics, and semiotics. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Author : Kekang He
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811511042

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Semantic Perception Theory by Kekang He Pdf

Based on an in-depth study of children’s language development theory, this book puts forward the original proposition that semantic perception is the human sixth sense. Presenting a detailed, complete, and scientific argumentation, it asserts that the innateness of semantic perception has a physiological basis and that language acquisition is based on semantic perception, and proposes the idea of a critical period of nurture and language growth. To this end, the book not only contrasts children’s language acquisition processes and the process of adult speech generation and comprehension, but also discusses the ability to read and write, describing this important stage of children’s language development and analyzing semantic perception. Focusing on education and psychology, it also discusses the use of semantic perception theory to instruct teaching and learning. This book is a valuable resource for teachers, researchers, practitioners and graduate students in the fields of educational technology, child development and language learning, as well as anyone interested in children’s language development.

Author : Michael Levison,Greg Lessard,Craig Thomas,Matthew Donald
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781441190734

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The Semantic Representation of Natural Language by Michael Levison,Greg Lessard,Craig Thomas,Matthew Donald Pdf

This volume contains a detailed, precise and clear semantic formalism designed to allow non-programmers such as linguists and literary specialists to represent elements of meaning which they must deal with in their research and teaching. At the same time, by its basis in a functional programming paradigm, it retains sufficient formal precision to support computational implementation. The formalism is designed to represent meaning as found at a variety of levels, including basic semantic units and relations, word meaning, sentence-level phenomena, and text-level meaning. By drawing on fundamental principles of program design, the proposed formalism is both easy to read and modify yet sufficiently powerful to allow for the representation of complex semantic phenomena. In this monograph, the authors introduce the formalism and show its basic structure, apply it to the analysis of the semantics of a variety of linguistic phenomena in both English and French, and use it to represent the semantics of a variety of texts ranging from single sentences, to textual excepts, to a full story.