An Overview of Lexical Semantics

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ID4958564
AuthorsKent Johnson (0000-0003-3752-1267, University of California, Irvine, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume3
Issue1
Pages119-134
Publication date2008-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophy Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1747-9991.2007.00101.x
OpenAlexW1926764368
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited36

This article reviews some linguistic and philosophical work in lexical semantics. In Section 1, the general methods of lexical semantics are explored, with particular attention to how semantic features of verbs are associated with grammatical patterns. In Section 2, philosophical consequences and issues arising from this sort of research is reviewed

Computational semantics · Information retrieval · Lexical item · Lexical Semantics · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Operational semantics · Programming language · sort · Categorization, perception, and language · Computer Science · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation · Artificial Intelligence

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