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Cliff Goddard
Cliff Goddard
Griffith University
The semantic architecture of the lexicon
The semantic architecture of the lexicon
For many years researchers in the NSM (Natural Semantic Metalanguage) approach have been developing a unique vision of the architecture of the lexicon. This presentation aims to overview and contextualise this vision, to discuss sample analyses at different scales and levels of complexity, and to report on research in progress. The NSM approach is a system of semantic-conceptual analysis based on non-circular explication into a metalanguage of simple, clear, and largely cross-translatable words found in natural languages. Non-circularity is guaranteed by the system resting ultimately on an inventory of 65 posited irreducible meanings (termed, semantic primes); for example, the primary meanings of words like ‘someone’, ‘people’, ‘place’, ‘happen’, ‘want’, ‘see’, ‘do’, ‘good’ and ‘big’. In addition, the metalanguage includes other relatively basic meanings (termed, semantic molecules) which can themselves be explicated into primes, but which function alongside primes as conceptual “chunks” or building blocks. Molecules can be embedded, one within another, creating chains of semantic dependency and enabling great compression of semantic complexity. Research indicates that some semantic molecules, e.g., ‘head’, ‘eyes’, ‘sun’, ‘water’, may be universal or near-universal, while others are known to vary across languages, epochs and geographical areas. These matters have been studied intensively in recent years. The presentation will discuss examples of environmental molecules, such as ‘light’, ‘sky’, and ‘sun’, and from the verbal domain, ‘laugh’, ‘sing’, and ‘play’.
rOUND TABLES
rOUND TABLES
Lexical Studies and AI: Winds of Change
cARLOS SUBIRATS
cARLOS SUBIRATS
Universidad de Barcelona
François lareau
François lareau
Université de Montréal
Leo wanner
Leo wanner
Universidad Pompeu Fabra
The round table titled 'Lexical Studies and AI: Winds of Change' aims to explore Lexical Studies from a computational perspective in the context of the current breakthrough of generative AI.
For this discussion, three renowned panelists—Carlos Subirats, Leo Wanner, and François Lareu—each with extensive experience in the field, have been invited to discuss the relationship between Lexical Studies and AI and its evolution over the years from different perspectives. The session will be moderated by two professors of Computational Linguistics at UCM, Ana Fernández Pampillón and Doaa Samy.
The round table is structured into three main parts:
Historical Perspective: Analyzing the evolution of the relationship between Linguistics, Lexical Studies and AI to understand its origins and current state.
Linguistic Knowledge in AI: Discussing whether Large Language Models (LLMs) possess linguistic knowledge and how this knowledge is encoded.
The Role of Computational Linguists: Panelists will share their insights on the profile and role of computational linguists in their teams and the key skills they seek in candidates.
This session promises to offer a comprehensive perspective on the intersection of Lexical Studies and AI, providing valuable insights from experts in the field.
MODERATORS
Ana María Fernández Pampillón
Ana María Fernández Pampillón
Doaa Samy
Doaa Samy
Theoretical approaches to lexical semantics: three models in search of meaning
Ricardo mairal
Ricardo mairal
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Iraide Ibarretxe
Iraide Ibarretxe
Universidad de Zaragoza
Zuzanna Bulat
Zuzanna Bulat
Uniwersytet Wroclawski
Igor Boguslavskij
Igor Boguslavskij
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
In the round table entitled “Theoretical Approaches to Lexical Semantics: three models in search of Meaning” we will try to delve into some of the problems posed by the study of meaning by three experts in three linguistic models: Meaning-Text Theory, Natural Semantic Metalanguage and Cognitive Semantics.
They are Iraide Ibarretxe-Antuñano, Professor of General Linguistics at the University of Zaragoza (Spain), and elected member of the European Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences; Zuzanna Bułat Silva, Assistant Professor in the Department of Romance Languages, and Secretary of the Centre for Cognitive Research on Language and Communication at the University of Wrocław (Poland); and Igor Boguslavsky Margolin, Director of the Laboratory of Computational Linguistics, Institute of Problems of Information Transfer, Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor in structural, mathematical and applied linguistics, member of the Moscow School, one of the most influential schools in international lexicography.
The session will be moderated by Ricardo Mairal Tusón, Rector of the UNED University (Spain), and Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Foreign Languages. His research interests lie in the fields of linguistic theory, knowledge representation, natural language processing and neurolinguistics, with a special focus placed on clinical aspects and cognitive deficits associated with neurodegenerative diseases.
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