Compositionality I

Definitions and Variants

Bibliographic Data

ID7956934
AuthorsPeter Pagin (0000-0002-5250-1881, Stockholm University), Dag Westerståhl (0000-0002-9925-3811, University of Gothenburg)
Year2010
Volume5
Issue3
Pages250-264
Publication date2010-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophy Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1747-9991.2009.00228.x
OpenAlexW2045335691
LanguageEN
Citations received28
References cited30

This is the first part of a two‐part article on semantic compositionality, that is, the principle that the meaning of a complex expression is determined by the meanings of its parts and the way they are put together. Here we provide a brief historical background, a formal framework for syntax and semantics, precise definitions, and a survey of variants of compositionality. Stronger and weaker forms are distinguished, as well as generalized forms that cover extra‐linguistic context dependence as well as linguistic context dependence. In the second article, we survey arguments for and arguments against the claim that natural languages are compositional, and consider some problem cases. It will be referred to as Part II

Epistemology · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Principle of compositionality · Programming language · Syntax · Computer Science · History · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation · Artificial Intelligence

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