Papers by Francis Jeffry Pelletier
Computational Linguistics, Jun 1, 2006
Genericity, 2012
In Pelletier and Asher (1997) we presented a modal conditional analysis of the semantic interpret... more In Pelletier and Asher (1997) we presented a modal conditional analysis of the semantic interpretation of characterizing generics (in the terminology of Krifka et al. 1995). Since that time there have been a number of advances to our understanding of this area:
Oxford Handbooks Online, 2012
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Linguistics, Jul 7, 2016
Most linguists have heard of semantic compositionality. Some will have heard that it is the funda... more Most linguists have heard of semantic compositionality. Some will have heard that it is the fundamental truth of semantics. Others will have been told that it is so thoroughly and completely wrong that it is astonishing that it is still being taught. The present article attempts to explain all this. Much of the discussion of semantic compositionality takes place in three arenas that are rather insulated from one another: (a) philosophy of mind and language, (b) formal semantics, and (c) cognitive linguistics and cognitive psychology. A truly comprehensive overview of the writings in all these areas is not possible here. However, this article does discuss some of the work that occurs in each of these areas. A bibliography of general works, and some Internet resources, will help guide the reader to some further, undiscussed works (including further material in all three categories).
Cambridge University Press eBooks, Jun 19, 2012
and-conditions-of-access.pdf This article may be used for research, teaching and private study pu... more and-conditions-of-access.pdf This article may be used for research, teaching and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution , reselling , loan or sub-licensing, systematic supply or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. The publisher does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents will be complete or accurate or up to date. The accuracy of any instructions, formulae and drug doses should be independently verified with primary sources. The publisher shall not be liable for any loss, actions, claims, proceedings, demand or costs or damages whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with or arising out of the use of this material. COGNITIVE SCIENCE vol21 (4) 1997, pp. 419-460
We present here because it will be so easy for you to access the internet service. As in this new... more We present here because it will be so easy for you to access the internet service. As in this new era, much technology is sophistically offered by connecting to the internet. No any problems to face, just for this day, you can really keep in mind that the book is the best book for you. We offer the best here to read. After deciding how your feeling will be, you can enjoy to visit the link and get the book.
Oxford University Press eBooks, Feb 9, 2012
Oxford University Press eBooks, Oct 15, 2009
We might hear that marshmallows are sweet. Here, we are talking about the kind marshmallow and as... more We might hear that marshmallows are sweet. Here, we are talking about the kind marshmallow and assert that individual instances of this kind have the property of being sweet. Strangely, we are prepared to believe these so‐called generic sentences even though we are aware that there are some bad‐tasting marshmallows. What can make these generic sentences be true even when there are exceptions? This question has led philosophers, linguists, and researchers in artificial intelligence to search for semantic theories that could accommodate this phenomenon. The word water is a mass term; the word dog is a count term. One can count how many dogs are in the room, but not how many waters are in the room, for water is just “present.” The philosophical and linguistic literature is rife with semantic theories concerned with an account of this ontological difference and how it can be learned. This volume of contributions by noted researchers in the psychology of language uses material from the investigation of human performance and child‐language learning to broaden the range of options open for formal semanticists in the construction of their theories.
Oxford University Press eBooks, Dec 20, 2012
The Philosophical Quarterly, Jul 1, 1980
SYNTHESE LANGUAGE LIBRARY TEXTS AND STUDIES IN LINGUISTICS AND PHILOSOPHY Managing Editors: JAAKK... more SYNTHESE LANGUAGE LIBRARY TEXTS AND STUDIES IN LINGUISTICS AND PHILOSOPHY Managing Editors: JAAKKO hintikka, Academy of Finland, Stanford University, and Florida State University Stanley peters, The University of Texas at Austin Editorial Board: emmon bach, ...
The Philosophical Review, Oct 1, 1992
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2019
This paper describes an ATP system, named JGXYZ, for some gap and glut logics. JGXYZ is based on ... more This paper describes an ATP system, named JGXYZ, for some gap and glut logics. JGXYZ is based on an equi-provable translation to FOL, followed by use of an existing ATP system for FOL. A key feature of JGXYZ is that the translation to FOL is data-driven, in the sense that it requires only the addition of a new logic’s truth tables for the unary and binary connectives in order to produce an ATP system for the logic. Experimental results from JGXYZ illustrate the differences between the logics and translated problems, both technically and in terms of a quasi-real-world use case.
Noûs, Mar 1, 1994
... Parmenides, Plato, and the semantics of not-being. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: ... VOLUME/E... more ... Parmenides, Plato, and the semantics of not-being. Post a Comment. CONTRIBUTORS: ... VOLUME/EDITION: PAGES (INTRO/BODY): xxi, 166 p. SUBJECT(S): Nothing (Philosophy); Negation (Logic); Semantics; Parmenides; Plato; Contributions in concept of non-being. ...
This paper compares features of the classical logics that are commonly used in the TPTP-based aut... more This paper compares features of the classical logics that are commonly used in the TPTP-based automated reasoning community for representing chosen aspects of “the world”, and the consequent implications for reasoning about these representations. The paper argues that increases in complexity in terms of representation and reasoning force users to compromise between the reliability of the representation and the reliability of the reasoning.
North-Holland eBooks, 2012
"The Handbook of the History of Logic" is a multi-volume research instrument that bring... more "The Handbook of the History of Logic" is a multi-volume research instrument that brings to the development of logic the best in modern techniques of historical and interpretative scholarship. It is the first work in English in which the history of logic is presented so extensively. The volumes are numerous and large. Authors have been given considerable latitude to produce chapters of a length, and a level of detail, that would lay fair claim on the ambitions of the project to be a definitive research work. Authors have been carefully selected with this aim in mind. They and the Editors join in the conviction that a knowledge of the history of logic is nothing but beneficial to the subject's present-day research programmes. One of the attractions of the Handbook's several volumes is the emphasis they give to the enduring relevance of developments in logic throughout the ages, including some of the earliest manifestations of the subject. This title covers in depth the notion of logical consequence. It discusses the central concept in logic of modality. It includes the use of diagrams in logical reasoning.
The aporematic approach to primary being in Metaphysics Z / Alan Code -- Aristotle's semantic... more The aporematic approach to primary being in Metaphysics Z / Alan Code -- Aristotle's semantics and a puzzle concerning change / Mohan Matthen -- Aristotle and individuation / S. Marc Cohen -- Singular statements and esstenialism in Aristotle / Michael V.Wedin -- What is Aristotle's theory of essence? / Frank A. Lewis -- Aristotle on the proximate efficient cause of action / Alfred R. Mele -- Causes as necessary conditions / Michael J. White.
Language Resources and Evaluation, May 1, 2016
The present paper describes the current release of the Bochum English Countability Lexicon (BECL ... more The present paper describes the current release of the Bochum English Countability Lexicon (BECL 2.1), a large empirical database consisting of lemmata from Open ANC (http://www.anc.org) with added senses from WordNet (Fellbaum, 1998). BECL 2.1 contains ≈ 11,800 annotated noun-sense pairs, divided into four major countability classes and 18 fine-grained subclasses. In the current version, BECL also provides information on nouns whose senses occur in more than one class allowing a closer look on polysemy and homonymy with regard to countability. Further included are sets of similar senses using the Leacock and Chodorow (LCH) score for semantic similarity (Leacock & Chodorow, 1998), information on orthographic variation, on the completeness of all WordNet senses in the database and an annotated representation of different types of proper names. The further development of BECL will investigate the different countability classes of proper names and the general relation between semantic similarity and countability as well as recurring syntactic patterns for noun-sense pairs. Our current work on those patterns concerning mass nouns is briefly discussed pointing to further research. The BECL 2.1 database is also publicly available via http://count-and-mass.org.
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