The adicities of thematic separation

Semantics and Linguistic Theory ◽

10.3765/salt.v21i0.2616 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 21 ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Terje Lohndal

Keyword(s):

Logical Form ◽

Mapping Hypothesis ◽

Event Variable

This paper discusses whether or not verbs have thematic arguments or whether they just have an event variable. The paper discusses some evidence in favor of the Neo-Davidsonian position that verbs only have an event variable. Based on this evidence, the paper develops a transparent mapping hypothesis from syntax to logical form where each Spell-Out domain corresponds to a conjunct at logical form. The paper closes by discussing the nature of compositionality for a Conjunctivist semantics.

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A Quantifier Approach to Negation in Natural Languages

Nordic Journal of Linguistics ◽

10.1080/033258602321093346 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 125-153 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Helmut Weiß

Keyword(s):

Logical Form ◽

Negative Concord ◽

Negative Particle ◽

Natural Languages ◽

Negative Indefinites ◽

Event Variable ◽

Formal Feature

This article attempts to give a uniform and coherent analysis of the semantics and syntax of negation, with special emphasis on negative concord (NC) constructions. It is argued that negation is semantically a tripartite quantifier binding the event variable in its restriction. In syntax, this logical form corresponds to a structure where a NegP is present with Neg ° (normally) hosting the negative particle and a specifier as a checking position in the Minimalist sense. As a consequence, negative indefinites are held to be weak indefinites with a formal feature NEG which has to be checked away (thus obtaining Neg absorption). Additionally, some new data are introduced showing that even English style negative indefinites are analysable as non-negated weak indefinites.

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O COMPORTAMENTO SINTÁTICO E SEMÂNTICO DOS SUJEITOS INDEFINIDOS NO PORTUGUÊS BRASILEIRO

Revista Letras ◽

10.5380/rel.v60i0.2877 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 60 ◽

Author(s):

Evani Viotti ◽

Ana Lúcia De Paula Müller

Keyword(s):

Logical Form ◽

Brazilian Portuguese ◽

Existential Interpretation ◽

Mapping Hypothesis

O objetivo deste trabalho é mostrar que, em português brasileiro, a hipótese de mapeamento proposta por Diesing (1992) para o alemão e o inglês funciona diferentemente. Sujeitos que recebem uma interpretação existencial estão em uma posição em que são dominados por IP, e sujeitos que recebem uma interpretação genérica estão em uma posição acima de IP, tanto em estrutura-S quanto em Forma Lógica. De uma maneira mais ampla, este trabalho pretende ser uma contribuição para uma discussão maior a respeito da universalidade da hipótese do mapeamento de Diesing. Abstract The objective of this paper is to show that Brazilian Portuguese (BP) does not follow Diesings Mapping Hypothesis (1992) established for German and English. In BP, subjects which receive an existential interpretation are immediately dominated by IP, whereas generically interpreted subjects are in a position higher than IP, both in Sstructure and in Logical Form. By raising these facts, this paper aims at contributing to the debate on the universality of Diesings Mapping Hypothesis.

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Under- and Over-Estimation

Experimental Psychology (formerly Zeitschrift für Experimentelle Psychologie) ◽

10.1027/1618-3169/a000064 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 58 (1) ◽

pp. 39-49 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Virginie Crollen ◽

Julie Castronovo ◽

Xavier Seron

Keyword(s):

Empirical Data ◽

Accurate Estimation ◽

Numerical Estimation ◽

Production Task ◽

Estimation Task ◽

Reproduction Task ◽

Perception Task ◽

Adult Participants ◽

Mapping Hypothesis ◽

Task Perception

Over the last 30 years, numerical estimation has been largely studied. Recently, Castronovo and Seron (2007) proposed the bi-directional mapping hypothesis in order to account for the finding that dependent on the type of estimation task (perception vs. production of numerosities), reverse patterns of performance are found (i.e., under- and over-estimation, respectively). Here, we further investigated this hypothesis by submitting adult participants to three types of numerical estimation task: (1) a perception task, in which participants had to estimate the numerosity of a non-symbolic collection; (2) a production task, in which participants had to approximately produce the numerosity of a symbolic numerical input; and (3) a reproduction task, in which participants had to reproduce the numerosity of a non-symbolic numerical input. Our results gave further support to the finding that different patterns of performance are found according to the type of estimation task: (1) under-estimation in the perception task; (2) over-estimation in the production task; and (3) accurate estimation in the reproduction task. Moreover, correlation analyses revealed that the more a participant under-estimated in the perception task, the more he/she over-estimated in the production task. We discussed these empirical data by showing how they can be accounted by the bi-directional mapping hypothesis ( Castronovo & Seron, 2007 ).

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Iconicity and Logical Form

Histoire Épistémologie Langage ◽

10.3406/hel.1994.2385 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 53-64

Author(s):

Chrsitopher Hookway

Keyword(s):

Logical Form

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Preliminary Design – Changing Ideas Into Logical Form

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3255187 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Bernadette Emilia Marshall

Keyword(s):

Logical Form ◽

Preliminary Design

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The Structure of Truth

10.1093/oso/9780198842491.001.0001 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Donald Davidson

Keyword(s):

Philosophy Of Language ◽

Logical Form ◽

Historical Document ◽

Truth Theory ◽

Ontological Commitments ◽

Theory Of Meaning ◽

First Time

Donald Davidson’s 1970 Locke Lectures appear in print for the first time in this volume, accompanied by an introduction highlighting their significance as a snapshot of his evolving views in the philosophy of language and describing their relationship to the work he published during his lifetime. The lectures comprise an invaluable historical document that illuminates how Davidson was thinking about the theory of meaning, the role of a truth theory therein, the ontological commitments of a truth theory, the notion of logical form, and so on, at a pivotal moment in the development of his thought. Unlike Davidson’s previously published work, they are written so as to be presented to an audience as a fully organized and coherent exposition of his program in the philosophy of language. Had these lectures been widely available in the years following 1970, the reception of Davidson’s work, especially in the philosophy of language, might have been very different. Given the systematic nature of the presentation of Davidson’s semantic program in these lectures, it is hoped that they will be of use to those encountering his thought for the first time.

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