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Cognitive modeling and verbal semantics : a representational framework based on UML /

This book presents a unique approach towards the study of verbal meaning. It develops a frame-work for capturing the semantics of verbs that is based on the Unified Modeling Language (UML), the lingua franca for the design and modeling of object-oriented systems in computer science. The new graphica...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schalley, Andrea C., 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : Mouton de Gruyter, 2004.
Colección:Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 154.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Survey of research positions
  • 2.1. Lexical semantics of verbs
  • 2.2. Approaches to decompositional semantics
  • 2.3. Semantic primitives and the Natural Semantic Metalanguage
  • 3. Introducing the UER
  • 3.1. A rigorous cognitive approach towards verbal semantics
  • 3.2. Foundation of the UER
  • 3.3. General characteristics
  • 3.4. Diagram elements
  • 4. Basic concepts of the UER
  • 4.1. General extension mechanisms
  • 4.2. Static structure concepts
  • 4.3. Dynamic structure concepts
  • 5. Advanced concepts of the UER.
  • 5.1. Aggregation
  • 5.2. Transition
  • 5.3. Black box
  • 5.4. Eventity frame
  • 5.5. Template
  • 5.6. Subcore state
  • 6. Interpretation of UER concepts
  • 6.1. Eventity frames: Central cognitive units
  • 6.2. Enumerations: Recurring cognitive categories
  • 6.3. Attributes: Semantic features
  • 6.4. Classes: Categories
  • 6.5. Participant types: Referencing ontological categories
  • 6.6. Participant roles: Referencing prototypical semantic roles
  • 6.7. Associations / aggregations: Participant relationships
  • 6.8. Generalizations: Inheritance relationships.
  • 6.9. Simple states / transitions: Basic eventity types
  • 6.10. Events / cause-signal: Triggers and causation
  • 6.11. Submachine / subcore states: Conceptual structuring
  • 6.12. Templates: Linguistic description device
  • 6.13. Stereotypes: Clusters of recurring characteristics
  • 6.14. Properties: Semantic specifications
  • 6.15. Constraints: Semantic restrictions
  • 6.16. Unspecified elements: Underspecification
  • 7. General issues
  • 7.1. Constraints for representing verbal semantics
  • 7.2. Static vs. dynamic aspects of verbal semantics
  • 7.3. Modeling granularity.
  • 7.4. Semantic primitives
  • 7.5. Towards a compositional semantics
  • 8. Application I: Eventity classification
  • 8.1. States: States, acts, and activities
  • 8.2. Transitions: Change eventities
  • 8.3. Cause-signals: Interactional eventities
  • 8.4. Overview and outlook
  • 9. Application II: The polysemy of German setzen
  • 9.1. English put and German verbs of position
  • 9.2. The prototypical reading of setzen
  • 9.3. Prototypical reflexivity
  • 9.4. Extensions of the prototypical case
  • 9.5. Recapitulation of results
  • 10. Epilog
  • A. The notational elements of the UER.
  • A.1. General extension mechanisms
  • A.2. Static structure elements
  • A.3. Dynamic structure elements
  • A.4. Eventity frame and eventity frame template
  • A.5. Miscellaneous
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index of names
  • UER index
  • Subject index.