Moschovakis's notion of meaning as applied to linguistics

Lambalgen, Michiel van; Hamm, Fritz

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“…This distinction is widely accepted, but variously framed and formalised in different theories. For some computationally-or cognitively-oriented proposals and discussions, see Moschovakis (1994), Lambalgen & Hamm (2005), Szymanik (2016), Baggio (2018).…”

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Meaning composition in minimal phrasal contexts: distinct ERP effects of intensionality and denotation

Fritz

Baggio

2020

Language, Cognition and Neuroscience

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A central question in neurolinguistics is how the brain computes the meaning of complex expressions from the meanings of the parts. We investigate adjective-noun composition using EEG, focusing on the effects of the intensional and denotational semantics of the modifying adjective. We used NPs from 4 semantic conditions in Bokmål Norwegian: privative modal (e.g. "fake president"), privative temporal ("former president"), non-privative modal ("real president"), and non-privative temporal ("current president"). In 2 non-semantic conditions, the adjective was replaced by either a non-word or a pseudo-word. The composition contrast (semantic vs non-semantic trials) revealed a larger P600 component after the noun in the semantic trials. The effects of intensionality (modal vs temporal adjective) were found in the N400 time frame, while the effects of denotation (privative vs nonprivative adjective) were found in a post-N400 window. We discuss some implications of these results for neurocognitive theories of compositional language processing. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Meaning composition in minimal phrasal contexts: distinct ERP effects of intensionality and denotation

Fritz

Baggio

2020

Language, Cognition and Neuroscience

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“…54-56). Briefly, abstract procedures are generalized algorithms, as suggested in Moschovakis (1994 and2006), see also van Lambalgen & Hamm (2004). In Moschovakis (2006) a procedure is an "(abstract, idealized, not necessarily implementable) algorithm" (2006, p. 27).…”

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If structured propositions are logical procedures then how are procedures individuated?

Duží

2017

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This paper deals with two issues. First, it identifies structured propositions with logical procedures. Second, it considers various rigorous definitions of the granularity of procedures, hence also of structured propositions, and comes out in favour of one of them. As for the first point, structured propositions are explicated as algorithmically structured procedures. I show that these procedures are structured wholes that are assigned to expressions as their meanings, and their constituents are subprocedures occurring in executed mode (as opposed to displayed mode). Moreover, procedures are not mere aggregates of their parts; rather, procedural constituents mutually interact. As for the second point, there is no universal criterion of the structural isomorphism of meanings, hence of cohyperintensionality, hence of synonymy for every kind of language. The positive result I present is an ordered set of rigorously defined criteria of fine-grained individuation in terms of the structure of procedures. Hence procedural semantics provides a solution to the problem of the granularity of cohyperintensionality.

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“…The speaker thus provides a conceptual image (van Lambalgen and Hamm, 2001;Stokhof, 2002;Wheeler, 2006) of the portion of knowledge to be discussed. The speaker thus provides a conceptual image (van Lambalgen and Hamm, 2001;Stokhof, 2002;Wheeler, 2006) of the portion of knowledge to be discussed.…”

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Graphic knowledge representation as a tool for fostering knowledge flow in informal learning processes

Trentin¹

2011

Technology and Knowledge Flow

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Moschovakis's notion of meaning as applied to linguistics

Cited by 5 publications

References 14 publications

Meaning composition in minimal phrasal contexts: distinct ERP effects of intensionality and denotation

Meaning composition in minimal phrasal contexts: distinct ERP effects of intensionality and denotation

If structured propositions are logical procedures then how are procedures individuated?

Graphic knowledge representation as a tool for fostering knowledge flow in informal learning processes

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