7.1521, Qs: Ethnographic software, Semantic interpreters, Pragmatics

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-7-1521. Mon Oct 28 1996. ISSN: 1068-4875. Lines:  126
 
Subject: 7.1521, Qs: Ethnographic software, Semantic interpreters, Pragmatics
 
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Date:  Sun, 27 Oct 1996 08:34:31 PST
From:  TUCKER at nh1.nh.pdx.edu ("G. Tucker Childs")
Subject:        Ethnographic software
 
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Date:  Sat, 26 Oct 1996 01:40:01 EDT
From:  delegz at rpi.edu (ZOILA DELEG)
Subject:  Semantic interpreters/analyzers -- How do they work?
 
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Date:  Sun, 27 Oct 1996 17:16:27 +0300
From:  firth at hum.auc.dk (Alan Firth)
Subject:  PRAGMATICS, 2nd edition
 
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Date:  Sun, 27 Oct 1996 08:34:31 PST
From:  TUCKER at nh1.nh.pdx.edu ("G. Tucker Childs")
Subject:        Ethnographic software
 
Could anyone give me their (comparative) opinions on the
following programs used for enthnographic fieldwork?  I
myself have used only Shoebox and that only for linguistic
analysis.  Please add to the discussion any comparable
programs you know of.
 
Nudist
Ethnographic software developed by David Seidel
Shoebox
 
Thanks.  I'll summarize.  - Tucker
 
 
G. Tucker Childs
Applied Linguistics
451X Neuberger Hall
Portland State University
Portland, OR 97207-0751
(503) 725-4099
tucker at nh1.nh.pdx.edu
 
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Date:  Sat, 26 Oct 1996 01:40:01 EDT
From:  delegz at rpi.edu (ZOILA DELEG)
Subject:  Semantic interpreters/analyzers -- How do they work?
 
 
This is rather a basic question, so initially I posted it to
the sci.lang newsgroup. When I got no response, I tried posting
to the comp.ai.nat-lang newsgroup, but still no response (yet).
I am hoping that someone here can enlighten me.
 
I more or less understand what it means to take apart a text
morphologically and syntactically, but I do not understand
what semantic interpreter/analyzer software does. Does it
deal with each sentence within the context of the text it
appears in? How does it cope with "colorless green ideas
sleep furiously"? Can you give me an example of a meaningful
English sentence that has been interpreted and/or analyzed
by any such software? Are there any implementations that you
are aware of for either a Mac or PC, shareware or freeware,
that one can play with in order to understand the principle
of semantic interpretation/analysis? Or perhaps an online
demo? Do anyone know of any good introductory articles (in,
say, Scientific American) on the subject of computational
semantics ?
 
Thanks!
 
Zoila Deleg
delegz at rpi.edu
 
 
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Date:  Sun, 27 Oct 1996 17:16:27 +0300
From:  firth at hum.auc.dk (Alan Firth)
Subject:  PRAGMATICS, 2nd edition
 
Jacob Mey and I are to co-author a revised (2nd) edition of
'Pragmatics: An Introduction' (Blackwells, 1993). We are very
keen to hear from anyone who may have used the first edition of
the book in classes. Please send comments -- detailed and/or
general -- to me, Alan Firth, at: firth at hum.auc.dk. Comments on
the 'Exercises & Questions' sections of the book are especially
welcome, though we would be most grateful for any suggestions
and/or comments on the book as a whole.  With thanks in
anticipation, Alan Firth
 
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