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In formal linguistics, discourse representation theory (DRT) is a framework for exploring meaning under a formal semantics approach.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 28 relations: Anaphora (linguistics), Cambridge University Press, Combinatory categorial grammar, David Lewis (philosopher), Discourse relation, Donkey sentence, Existential quantification, First-order logic, Formal language, Formal linguistics, Formal semantics (natural language), Free variables and bound variables, Friederike Moltmann, Hans Kamp, Irene Heim, Material conditional, Mental representation, Minimal recursion semantics, Montague grammar, Natural language understanding, Negation, Noun phrase, Peter Geach, Richard Montague, Semantic parsing, Semantics, Universal quantification, Wiley-Blackwell.

  2. Systems of formal logic

Anaphora (linguistics)

In linguistics, anaphora is the use of an expression whose interpretation depends upon another expression in context (its antecedent). Discourse representation theory and anaphora (linguistics) are semantics.

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge.

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Combinatory categorial grammar

Combinatory categorial grammar (CCG) is an efficiently parsable, yet linguistically expressive grammar formalism.

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David Lewis (philosopher)

David Kellogg Lewis (September 28, 1941 – October 14, 2001) was an American philosopher.

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Discourse relation

A discourse relation (also coherence relation or rhetorical relation) is a description of how two segments of discourse are logically and/or structurally connected to one another. Discourse representation theory and discourse relation are semantics.

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Donkey sentence

In semantics, a donkey sentence is a sentence containing a pronoun which is semantically bound but syntactically free. Discourse representation theory and donkey sentence are semantics.

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Existential quantification

In predicate logic, an existential quantification is a type of quantifier, a logical constant which is interpreted as "there exists", "there is at least one", or "for some".

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First-order logic

First-order logic—also called predicate logic, predicate calculus, quantificational logic—is a collection of formal systems used in mathematics, philosophy, linguistics, and computer science. Discourse representation theory and First-order logic are systems of formal logic.

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Formal language

In logic, mathematics, computer science, and linguistics, a formal language consists of words whose letters are taken from an alphabet and are well-formed according to a specific set of rules called a formal grammar.

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Formal linguistics

Formal linguistics is the branch of linguistics which uses applied mathematical methods for the analysis of natural languages.

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Formal semantics (natural language)

Formal semantics is the study of grammatical meaning in natural languages using formal tools from logic, mathematics and theoretical computer science. Discourse representation theory and formal semantics (natural language) are semantics.

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Free variables and bound variables

In mathematics, and in other disciplines involving formal languages, including mathematical logic and computer science, a variable may be said to be either free or bound.

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Friederike Moltmann

Friederike Moltmann is a German linguist and philosopher.

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Hans Kamp

Johan Anthony Willem "Hans" Kamp (born 5 September 1940) is a Dutch philosopher and linguist, responsible for introducing discourse representation theory (DRT) in 1981.

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Irene Heim

Irene Roswitha Heim (born in Munich, Germany, on October 30, 1954) is a linguist and a leading specialist in semantics.

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Material conditional

The material conditional (also known as material implication) is an operation commonly used in logic. Discourse representation theory and material conditional are semantics.

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Mental representation

A mental representation (or cognitive representation), in philosophy of mind, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and cognitive science, is a hypothetical internal cognitive symbol that represents external reality or its abstractions.

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Minimal recursion semantics

Minimal recursion semantics (MRS) is a framework for computational semantics. Discourse representation theory and Minimal recursion semantics are semantics.

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Montague grammar

__notoc__ Montague grammar is an approach to natural language semantics, named after American logician Richard Montague. Discourse representation theory and Montague grammar are semantics.

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Natural language understanding

Natural language understanding (NLU) or natural language interpretation (NLI) is a subset of natural language processing in artificial intelligence that deals with machine reading comprehension.

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Negation

In logic, negation, also called the logical not or logical complement, is an operation that takes a proposition P to another proposition "not P", standing for "P is not true", written \neg P, \mathord P or \overline. Discourse representation theory and negation are semantics.

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Noun phrase

A noun phrase – or NP or nominal (phrase) – is a phrase that usually has a noun or pronoun as its head, and has the same grammatical functions as a noun.

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Peter Geach

Peter Thomas Geach (29 March 1916 – 21 December 2013) was a British philosopher who was Professor of Logic at the University of Leeds.

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Richard Montague

Richard Merritt Montague (September 20, 1930 – March 7, 1971) was an American mathematician and philosopher who made contributions to mathematical logic and the philosophy of language.

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Semantic parsing

Semantic parsing is the task of converting a natural language utterance to a logical form: a machine-understandable representation of its meaning. Discourse representation theory and Semantic parsing are semantics.

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Semantics

Semantics is the study of linguistic meaning.

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Universal quantification

In mathematical logic, a universal quantification is a type of quantifier, a logical constant which is interpreted as "given any", "for all", or "for any".

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Wiley-Blackwell

Wiley-Blackwell is an international scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons.

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See also

Systems of formal logic

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse_representation_theory

Also known as Discourse representation structure, Discourse representation theories.