Transformational theory and semantic analysis

1968 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-78
Author(s):  
Richard A. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Recent Work ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Common Interest ◽  
Formal Semantic ◽  
Transformational Theory ◽  
Adequate Theory ◽  
Theory Of Meaning ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Interdisciplinary Interaction

Schools of thought concerning the study of language in anthropology and in linguistics proper have developed historically along lines that are sometimes convergent, but too often divergent because of a certain gap in communication between the two disciplines. It is the purpose of this paper to suggest the existence of an area of common interest which is at present unrecognized in the literature. I submit that recent work in what anthropologists refer to as ‘formal’ semantic analysis, when considered in the light of transformational linguistics, provides a potentially fruitful point of interdisciplinary interaction which should result in the formulation of a more adequate theory of meaning in the study of language than exists at the moment.

scholarly journals Bootstrapping Coulomb and Higgs branch operators

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleix Gimenez-Grau ◽  
Pedro Liendo
Keyword(s):  
Recent Work ◽  
Moment Map ◽  
Mixed System ◽  
Flavor Symmetry ◽  
Coulomb Branch ◽  
Conformal Bootstrap ◽  
General Constraints ◽  
Superconformal Theories ◽  
The Moment

Abstract We apply the numerical conformal bootstrap to correlators of Coulomb and Higgs branch operators in 4d$$ \mathcal{N} $$ N = 2 superconformal theories. We start by revisiting previous results on single correlators of Coulomb branch operators. In particular, we present improved bounds on OPE coefficients for some selected Argyres-Douglas models, and compare them to recent work where the same cofficients were obtained in the limit of large r charge. There is solid agreement between all the approaches. The improved bounds can be used to extract an approximate spectrum of the Argyres-Douglas models, which can then be used as a guide in order to corner these theories to numerical islands in the space of conformal dimensions. When there is a flavor symmetry present, we complement the analysis by including mixed correlators of Coulomb branch operators and the moment map, a Higgs branch operator which sits in the same multiplet as the flavor current. After calculating the relevant superconformal blocks we apply the numerical machinery to the mixed system. We put general constraints on CFT data appearing in the new channels, with particular emphasis on the simplest Argyres-Douglas model with non-trivial flavor symmetry.

A Formal Semantic Analysis of Gesture

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Lascarides ◽  
M. Stone
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Formal Semantic

It-Narrative and the Book as Agent

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leah Price
Keyword(s):  
Human Subjects ◽  
Life Writing ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
History Of The Book ◽  
Common Interest ◽  
Recent Book ◽  
Historical Scholarship ◽  
Shared Attention ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Moment

This chapter argues that the most productive overlap between recent book-historical scholarship and the longer tradition of bibliographically themed life writing lies not in their common interest in human subjects, but rather in their shared attention to the circulation of things. Analytical bibliographers have shown that books accrue meaning not just at the moment of manufacture, but through their subsequent uses: buying and selling, lending and borrowing, preserving and destroying. A history of the book that took that whole range of transactions as building blocks could usefully borrow its formal conventions from the “it-narrative”: a fictional autobiography in which a thing traces its travels among a series of richer and poorer owners.

scholarly journals Political Parties and Interest Organizations at the Crossroads: Perspectives on the Transformation of Political Organizations

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bert Fraussen ◽  
Darren R Halpin
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Recent Work ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Political Organizations ◽  
Changing Environments ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Interest Organizations

This article reviews the case for considering the study of parties and interest organizations together, under the umbrella of “political organizations.” While both literatures are rather disconnected at the moment, we believe that they share many commonalities. A common narrative involves the apparent transformation of parties and interest organizations, as both organizations are continuously adapting to changing environments. In this review, we integrate both literatures and assess arguments for organizational convergence vis-à-vis claims of continuing diversity. Building upon recent work that takes a more joined-up approach, we advance a common research agenda that demonstrates the value and feasibility of studying these organizations in tandem.

Three Perspectives on Swedish Indefinite Determiners

2002 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joakim Nivre
Keyword(s):  
Historical Development ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Formal Semantic ◽  
Contrastive Analysis ◽  
Indefinite Article ◽  
Corpus Data ◽  
Swedish Data ◽  
The Way

This article investigates the meaning and use of singular indefinite determiners in Swedish, in particular the way in which the existential determiner någon/något contrasts with the indefinite article en/ett in different contexts. The problem is approached from three different perspectives, the first being a contrastive Scandinavian perspective, where the Swedish data are reviewed in the light of contrastive data from the closely related languages Danish and Norwegian. Secondly, corpus data are used to substantiate the results of the contrastive analysis both quantitatively and qualitatively. The last section adopts a more theoretical perspective and tries to present a formal semantic analysis of the two determiners under study, drawing on typological work on indefinites and studies of the historical development of indefinite determiners.

scholarly journals SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF FRAUDULENT ADS IN FACEBOOK

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-168
Author(s):  
Burhanudin Rais ◽  
Pratomo Widodo
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Social Meaning ◽  
Semantic Features ◽  
Theory Of Meaning ◽  
Conceptual Meaning ◽  
The Way

This study aims to analyse the semantic features in fraudulent ads in Facebook. This study is conducted by using two kinds of advertisement which are found in Facebook. The researchers are analyzing the word, sentence, or phrase that suspected as the way to convince the customers by following theory of meaning from Leech (1981). The data that the researchers got showed that the first type of advertisement is emphasized more to the affective and social meaning where the seller leads the customers’ opinion that the seller is a good or trusted person. Moreover, the seller uses prase that include to conceptual meaning to explain the condition or specification of the cellphone in detail.In the second type of advertisement, the element emphasized by the seller is thematic mining by referring to the emphasis of the word used in the advertisement.More over, theresult for identification of fraudulent ads in this study is still dominated by the usual way, such as by looking at the price offered. However, the results of this study can also be used as a consideration in identifying fraudulent ads. 

scholarly journals Dummett’s Legacy: Semantics, Metaphysics and Linguistic Competence

Disputatio ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (41) ◽  
pp. 207-229
Author(s):  
Massimiliano Vignolo
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Language ◽  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Linguistic Competence ◽  
Central Position ◽  
Important Lesson ◽  
Philosophical Inquiry ◽  
Michael Dummett ◽  
Theory Of Meaning

Abstract Throughout his philosophical career, Michael Dummett held firmly two theses: (I) the theory of meaning has a central position in philosophy and all other forms of philosophical inquiry rest upon semantic analysis, in particular semantic issues replace traditional metaphysical issues; (II) the theory of meaning is a theory of understanding. I will defend neither of them. However, I will argue that there is an important lesson we can learn by reflecting on the link between linguistic competence and semantics, which I take to be an important part of Dummett’s legacy in philosophy of language. I discuss this point in relation to Cappelen and Lepore’s criticism of Incompleteness Arguments.

scholarly journals Azerbaijan-Venezuela relations

2021 ◽  
pp. 45-58
Author(s):  
Nariman Aliev ◽  
Vadim Mikhailovich Vysotskii ◽  
Andrea Dohnalova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Collaborative Study ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Common Interest ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Global Agenda

The object of this collaborative study is the evolution of Azerbaijan-Venezuela relations since the moment of their establishment in 1995 till the present day. The purpose of the article is to define the main stages of development of bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Venezuela, detect the potential prospects of their development, denote areas of common interest in the global agenda, and study the source base of bilateral relations. Using the case study method, the authors not only analyze the actions of both parties aimed at the development of bilateral relations, but also predict the official strategy of Baku and Caracas of further advancement of the interstate dialogue. The authors arrive at a conclusion that the geopolitical grounds of Azerbaijan’s foreign policy have been influenced by its defeat in the First Karabakh War (1992 - 1994) and the occupation of 20% of its territory by the Armenian armed forces. In subsequent years, all foreign policy maneuvers of official Baku were reduced to one goal: to restore its territorial integrity. That was the reason for Baku’s aspiration to garner the support of other states. In this direction, the most fruitful one was the work of Azerbaijan diplomacy in Latin American countries including Venezuela. Notably, official Baku and Caracas have similar stands on many issues of global and domestic policy. For Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, close connections with Azerbaijan is an additional proof of his legitimacy in political in-fighting against the opposition. The scientific novelty of the research consists in the fact that it is one of the first attempts to analyze Azerbaijan-Venezuela relations from a comprehensive perspective.  

Wright and Revisionism

2020 ◽  
pp. 177-222
Author(s):  
Sanford Shieh
Keyword(s):  
Recent Work ◽  
Classical Logic ◽  
Affirmative Answer ◽  
Crispin Wright ◽  
Michael Dummett ◽  
Theory Of Meaning ◽  
Alternative Proposal ◽  
Law Of Excluded Middle ◽  
Logical Revisionism ◽  
Excluded Middle

Do considerations in the theory of meaning pose a challenge to classical logic, and in particular to the law of excluded middle? Michael Dummett suggested an affirmative answer to this question, and advocated a form of logical revisionism. In his 1981 study “Anti-Realism and Revisionism,” Crispin Wright developed a critique of Dummett’s case for logical revisionism, but in more recent work (e.g., his 1992 book Truth and Objectivity), Wright has advanced an argument in favour of logical revisionism. This chapter investigates the nature and limitations of anti-realist revisionism, and offers a critique of Wright’s arguments in favour of logical revisionism. It also develops an alternative proposal about how revisionism might proceed.

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