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The interface of lexical semantics and conceptual structure deverbal and denominal nominalizations
Nominalizations can refer to events, instances of events or participants in an event. The particular reference is determined by the lexical semantics of the base and the suffix, and by the conceptual structure of the base. The comparison between deverbal and denominal nominalization in -ata in Italian reveals that the conceptual structure plays a crucial role in determining the reference of a nominalization. Italian nominalizations of -ata are productively derived from verbal and nominal bases. Derivations from verbal bases refer to a single event denoted by the base. Derivations from a nominal base N denote events or results corresponding to a limited number of pattems, such as a hit by N, a characteristic action of N, a period of N, a quantity that is contained in N, etc. The paper argues that the function of the suffix operates on the lexical meaning of the base, but the con~positiono f the lexical meaning of the base with the lexical meaning of the suffix is restricted by the conceptual properties of the base
Specificity and definiteness in sentence and discourse structure
In this paper, I argue that this informally given list of characteristics covers only a certain subclass of specific indefinites. […] In particular, I dispute the definition of specific indefinites as "the speaker has the referent in mind" as rather confusing if one is working with a semantic theory. Furthermore, I discuss "relative specificity", it. cases in which the specific indefinite does not exhibit wide, but intermediate or narrow scope behavior. Based on such data, I argue that specificity expresses a referential dependency between introduced discourse items. Informally speaking, the specificity of the indefinite expression something [...] expresses that the reference of the expression depends on the reference of another expression, here, on the expression a monk, not the speaker
Information structure and the referential status of linguistic expression : workshop as part of the 23th annual meetings of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft in Leipzig, Leipzig, February 28 - March 2, 2001
This volume comprises papers that were given at the workshop Information Structure and the Referential Status of Linguistic Expressions, which we organized during the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft (DGfS) Conference in Leipzig in February 2001. At this workshop we discussed the connection between information structure and the referential interpretation of linguistic expressions, a topic mostly neglected in current linguistics research. One common aim of the papers is to find out to what extent the focus-background as well as the topic-comment structuring determine the referential interpretation of simple arguments like definite and indefinite NPs on the one hand and sentences on the other
Challenges of Critical and Emancipatory Design Science Research: The Design of 'Possible Worlds' as Response
Popper's (1967) 'piecemeal social change' is an approach manifesting itself
in science as critical and emancipatory (C&E) research. It is concerned with
incrementally removing manifested inequalities to achieve a 'better' world.
Although design science research in information systems seems to be a prime
candidate for such endeavors, respective projects are clearly underrepresented.
This position paper argues that this is due to the demand of justifying
research ex post by an evaluation in practical settings. From the perspective
of C&E research it is questionable if powerful actors grant access to their
organization and support projects which ultimately challenge their position. It
is suggested that theory development based on a synthesis of justificatory
knowledge is a complementary approach that allows designing realizable
responses to C&E issues---the design of 'possible worlds' (Lewis, 1986) as
basis for C&E design science research.Comment: Presented at the 15th International Conference on Enterprise
Information Systems, 4-7 July, 2013 Angers FR. Website:
http://www.iceis.org/?y=201
DERIVATIVE LOGIC AND THE BANKING SYSTEM
This paper tries to develop a fresh view of what it means to analyze the banking system. We use modern finance theory to disentangle the obvious. The view we put forward is suggestive and the idea is that by disentangling the language and transforming it into a language of finance, we realize what the liability side of a banks balance sheet consists of. In order to get going, we have to review both, the Merton model and the put-call parity. The technical details are less important than the generał idea of what they convey [Merton, 1974]
Semantics and Proof Theory of the Epsilon Calculus
The epsilon operator is a term-forming operator which replaces quantifiers in
ordinary predicate logic. The application of this undervalued formalism has
been hampered by the absence of well-behaved proof systems on the one hand, and
accessible presentations of its theory on the other. One significant early
result for the original axiomatic proof system for the epsilon-calculus is the
first epsilon theorem, for which a proof is sketched. The system itself is
discussed, also relative to possible semantic interpretations. The problems
facing the development of proof-theoretically well-behaved systems are
outlined.Comment: arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1411.362
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