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Semantic Interpretation

Explore semantic interpretation rules in linguistics using logic to interpret sentences. Learn to represent events and actions in language through structured rules and compositions.

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Semantic Interpretation

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  1. Semantic Interpretation … plus logic

  2. s.o. chased the-boys.o. = the-dog S s.o. chased s.t.s.t. = the-boy VP ‘the-dog’ ‘the-boy’ NP NP det noun verb det noun The dog chased the boy

  3. Semantic interpretation rules ‘Transitive’ Events as two-place predicates “John chases the gnome”: person(John) & gnome (x) & chase (John, x)

  4. Semantic interpretation rules S : chase (John ,__) NP : John VP : chase (__, x)

  5. Semantic interpretation rules S : e (x ,__) NP : x VP : e S : chase (John ,__) NP : John VP : chase (__, x)

  6. Problem… • What could the semantic representation of the following be? • The man ran quickly • The man chased the gnome quickly • The man went into the house • The man chased the gnome into the garden

  7. John went S : went (John) NP : John VP : went (__)

  8. John went S : went (John) NP : John VP : went (__) J λx.[ go´ (x) ]

  9. Semantic Interpretation Rule function composition S NP VP λx.[ VERB´ (x) ] X

  10. The man went quickly

  11. The man went into the house

  12. S NP VP PP NP verb det noun prep det noun into The man went the house

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