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In this talk, we contend that, for NLs, the divide between model-theoretic semantics and proof-theoretic semantics has not been well-understood. In particular, the formal semantics based on modern type theories (MTTs) may be seen as both model-theoretic and proof-theoretic. To be more precise, it may be seen both ways in the sense that the NL semantics can first be represented in an MTT in a model-theoretic way and then the semantic representations can be understood inferentially in a proof-theoretic way. Considered in this way, MTTs arguably have unique advantages when employed for formal semantics.
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- Type Theory
- Formal Semantic
- Proof Assistant
- Type Constructor
- Meaning Theory
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Luo, Z. (2014). Formal Semantics in Modern Type Theories: Is It Model-Theoretic, Proof-Theoretic, or Both?. In: Asher, N., Soloviev, S. (eds) Logical Aspects of Computational Linguistics. LACL 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8535. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43742-1_14
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