Rodrigues, EJ, Santos, PE, Lopes, M et al. (2 more authors) (2020) Standpoint semantics for polysemy in spatial prepositions. Journal of Logic and Computation, 30 (2). pp. 635-661. ISSN 0955-792X
Abstract
In this paper, we present a formalism for handling polysemy in spatial expressions based on supervaluation semantics called standpoint semantics for polysemy (SSP). The goal of this formalism is, given a prepositional phrase, to define its possible spatial interpretations. For this, we propose to characterize spatial prepositions by means of a triplet ⟨image schema, semantic feature, spatial axis⟩. The core of SSP is predicate grounding theories, which are formulas of a first-order language that define a spatial preposition through the semantic features of its trajector and landmark. Precisifications are also established, which are a set of formulae of a qualitative spatial reasoning formalism that aims to provide the spatial characterization of the trajector with respect to the landmark. In addition to the theoretical model, we also present results of a computational implementation of SSP for the preposition ‘in’.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Supervaluation semantics; spatial prepositions; polysemy |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Computing (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 30 Nov 2020 11:47 |
Last Modified: | 30 Nov 2020 11:47 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/logcom/exz034 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:168407 |