In addition , the role of
<term>
modal languages
</term>
( and in particular , what we have called
<term>
layered modal languages
</term>
) as
<term>
constraint formalisms
</term>
for linguistic theorising is discussed in some detail .
<term>
Semantic theories
</term>
of
<term>
natural language
</term>
associate
<term>
meanings
</term>
with
<term>
utterances
</term>
by providing
<term>
meanings
</term>
for
<term>
lexical items
</term>
and
<term>
rules
</term>
for determining the
<term>
meaning
</term>
of larger units given the
<term>
meanings
</term>
of their parts .
#24750In addition, the role of modal languages (and in particular, what we have called layered modal languages) as constraint formalisms for linguistic theorising is discussed in some detail.Semantic theories of natural language associate meanings with utterances by providing meanings for lexical items and rules for determining the meaning of larger units given the meanings of their parts.
other,3-1-E93-1013,ak
<term>
Semantic theories
</term>
of
<term>
natural language
</term>
associate
<term>
meanings
</term>
with
<term>
utterances
</term>
by providing
<term>
meanings
</term>
for
<term>
lexical items
</term>
and
<term>
rules
</term>
for determining the
<term>
meaning
</term>
of larger units given the
<term>
meanings
</term>
of their parts .
#24753Semantic theories ofnatural language associate meanings with utterances by providing meanings for lexical items and rules for determining the meaning of larger units given the meanings of their parts.
other,6-1-E93-1013,ak
<term>
Semantic theories
</term>
of
<term>
natural language
</term>
associate
<term>
meanings
</term>
with
<term>
utterances
</term>
by providing
<term>
meanings
</term>
for
<term>
lexical items
</term>
and
<term>
rules
</term>
for determining the
<term>
meaning
</term>
of larger units given the
<term>
meanings
</term>
of their parts .
#24756Semantic theories of natural language associatemeanings with utterances by providing meanings for lexical items and rules for determining the meaning of larger units given the meanings of their parts.
other,8-1-E93-1013,ak
<term>
Semantic theories
</term>
of
<term>
natural language
</term>
associate
<term>
meanings
</term>
with
<term>
utterances
</term>
by providing
<term>
meanings
</term>
for
<term>
lexical items
</term>
and
<term>
rules
</term>
for determining the
<term>
meaning
</term>
of larger units given the
<term>
meanings
</term>
of their parts .
#24758Semantic theories of natural language associate meanings withutterances by providing meanings for lexical items and rules for determining the meaning of larger units given the meanings of their parts.
other,11-1-E93-1013,ak
<term>
Semantic theories
</term>
of
<term>
natural language
</term>
associate
<term>
meanings
</term>
with
<term>
utterances
</term>
by providing
<term>
meanings
</term>
for
<term>
lexical items
</term>
and
<term>
rules
</term>
for determining the
<term>
meaning
</term>
of larger units given the
<term>
meanings
</term>
of their parts .
#24761Semantic theories of natural language associate meanings with utterances by providingmeanings for lexical items and rules for determining the meaning of larger units given the meanings of their parts.
other,13-1-E93-1013,ak
<term>
Semantic theories
</term>
of
<term>
natural language
</term>
associate
<term>
meanings
</term>
with
<term>
utterances
</term>
by providing
<term>
meanings
</term>
for
<term>
lexical items
</term>
and
<term>
rules
</term>
for determining the
<term>
meaning
</term>
of larger units given the
<term>
meanings
</term>
of their parts .
#24763Semantic theories of natural language associate meanings with utterances by providing meanings forlexical items and rules for determining the meaning of larger units given the meanings of their parts.
tech,16-1-E93-1013,ak
<term>
Semantic theories
</term>
of
<term>
natural language
</term>
associate
<term>
meanings
</term>
with
<term>
utterances
</term>
by providing
<term>
meanings
</term>
for
<term>
lexical items
</term>
and
<term>
rules
</term>
for determining the
<term>
meaning
</term>
of larger units given the
<term>
meanings
</term>
of their parts .
#24766Semantic theories of natural language associate meanings with utterances by providing meanings for lexical items andrules for determining the meaning of larger units given the meanings of their parts.
other,20-1-E93-1013,ak
<term>
Semantic theories
</term>
of
<term>
natural language
</term>
associate
<term>
meanings
</term>
with
<term>
utterances
</term>
by providing
<term>
meanings
</term>
for
<term>
lexical items
</term>
and
<term>
rules
</term>
for determining the
<term>
meaning
</term>
of larger units given the
<term>
meanings
</term>
of their parts .
#24770Semantic theories of natural language associate meanings with utterances by providing meanings for lexical items and rules for determining themeaning of larger units given the meanings of their parts.
other,26-1-E93-1013,ak
<term>
Semantic theories
</term>
of
<term>
natural language
</term>
associate
<term>
meanings
</term>
with
<term>
utterances
</term>
by providing
<term>
meanings
</term>
for
<term>
lexical items
</term>
and
<term>
rules
</term>
for determining the
<term>
meaning
</term>
of larger units given the
<term>
meanings
</term>
of their parts .
#24776Semantic theories of natural language associate meanings with utterances by providing meanings for lexical items and rules for determining the meaning of larger units given themeanings of their parts.
tech,6-2-E93-1013,ak
Traditionally , meanings are combined via
<term>
function composition
</term>
, which works well when
<term>
constituent structure trees
</term>
are used to guide
<term>
semantic composition
</term>
.
#24787Traditionally, meanings are combined viafunction composition, which works well when constituent structure trees are used to guide semantic composition.
other,13-2-E93-1013,ak
Traditionally , meanings are combined via
<term>
function composition
</term>
, which works well when
<term>
constituent structure trees
</term>
are used to guide
<term>
semantic composition
</term>
.
#24794Traditionally, meanings are combined via function composition, which works well whenconstituent structure trees are used to guide semantic composition.
other,20-2-E93-1013,ak
Traditionally , meanings are combined via
<term>
function composition
</term>
, which works well when
<term>
constituent structure trees
</term>
are used to guide
<term>
semantic composition
</term>
.
#24801Traditionally, meanings are combined via function composition, which works well when constituent structure trees are used to guidesemantic composition.
other,4-3-E93-1013,ak
More recently , the
<term>
functional structure
</term>
of
<term>
LFG
</term>
has been used to provide the
<term>
syntactic information
</term>
necessary for constraining
<term>
derivations
</term>
of
<term>
meaning
</term>
in a cross-linguistically uniform format .
#24808More recently, thefunctional structure of LFG has been used to provide the syntactic information necessary for constraining derivations of meaning in a cross-linguistically uniform format.
other,7-3-E93-1013,ak
More recently , the
<term>
functional structure
</term>
of
<term>
LFG
</term>
has been used to provide the
<term>
syntactic information
</term>
necessary for constraining
<term>
derivations
</term>
of
<term>
meaning
</term>
in a cross-linguistically uniform format .
#24811More recently, the functional structure ofLFG has been used to provide the syntactic information necessary for constraining derivations of meaning in a cross-linguistically uniform format.
other,14-3-E93-1013,ak
More recently , the
<term>
functional structure
</term>
of
<term>
LFG
</term>
has been used to provide the
<term>
syntactic information
</term>
necessary for constraining
<term>
derivations
</term>
of
<term>
meaning
</term>
in a cross-linguistically uniform format .
#24818More recently, the functional structure of LFG has been used to provide thesyntactic information necessary for constraining derivations of meaning in a cross-linguistically uniform format.
other,19-3-E93-1013,ak
More recently , the
<term>
functional structure
</term>
of
<term>
LFG
</term>
has been used to provide the
<term>
syntactic information
</term>
necessary for constraining
<term>
derivations
</term>
of
<term>
meaning
</term>
in a cross-linguistically uniform format .
#24823More recently, the functional structure of LFG has been used to provide the syntactic information necessary for constrainingderivations of meaning in a cross-linguistically uniform format.
other,21-3-E93-1013,ak
More recently , the
<term>
functional structure
</term>
of
<term>
LFG
</term>
has been used to provide the
<term>
syntactic information
</term>
necessary for constraining
<term>
derivations
</term>
of
<term>
meaning
</term>
in a cross-linguistically uniform format .
#24825More recently, the functional structure of LFG has been used to provide the syntactic information necessary for constraining derivations ofmeaning in a cross-linguistically uniform format.
other,15-4-E93-1013,ak
It has been difficult , however , to reconcile this approach with the combination of
<term>
meanings
</term>
by
<term>
function composition
</term>
.
#24847It has been difficult, however, to reconcile this approach with the combination ofmeanings by function composition.
tech,17-4-E93-1013,ak
It has been difficult , however , to reconcile this approach with the combination of
<term>
meanings
</term>
by
<term>
function composition
</term>
.
#24849It has been difficult, however, to reconcile this approach with the combination of meanings byfunction composition.
other,13-5-E93-1013,ak
In contrast to compositional approaches , we present a deductive approach to assembling
<term>
meanings
</term>
, based on
<term>
reasoning with constraints
</term>
, which meshes well with the unordered nature of
<term>
information
</term>
in the
<term>
functional structure
</term>
.
#24865In contrast to compositional approaches, we present a deductive approach to assemblingmeanings, based on reasoning with constraints, which meshes well with the unordered nature of information in the functional structure.