Title:
An enigma in language : the meaning of the fundamental linguistic elements. A possible explanation in terms of cognitive functions : operational semantics
Personal Author:
Series:
Language and linguistics
Publication Information:
New York : Nova Science Pub Inc., 2012.
Physical Description:
x, 129 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781616681555
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Library | Item Barcode | Call Number | Material Type | Item Category 1 | Status |
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Searching... | 30000010303328 | QA76.7 B46 2012 | Open Access Book | Book | Searching... |
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Summary
Summary
In this book, the author provides a brief introduction to a completely new theory in semantics, Operational Semantics (OS), which concerns the meanings of the basic linguistic elements that are indispensable for any linguistic expression, that is, mainly the "grammatical" words and, in the large number of languages that have a more or less rich morphology, almost all morphemes. OS differs significantly from other existing theories.
Table of Contents
| Introduction |
| The origins of Operational Semantics |
| The fundamental theses of Operational Semantics |
| The elemental or basic mental operations |
| Examples of analysis of fundamental mental categories |
| The correlational theory of thought |
| The grammatical terms according to Operational Semantics |
| Analyses of the other fundamental mental categories |
| Relationships between OS & other approaches to the study of cognitive activity |
| The limits of Operational Semantics |
| Possible practical applications of OS: implementation of a machine translation program of a new kind |
| Conclusion |
| Index |
