The study concerns the representation of syntactic and semantic/conceptual knowledge of natural language with a particular focus on the structure of information which must be represented in the lexicon. The principal investigator will adopt a modular theory of language in which linguistic information (e.g. syntax) and nonlinguistic information (e.g. concepts) are encoded in distinct fashions, each with their own characteristic primitives and principles of combination. Previous work by the principal investigator supports the general idea that linguistic information itself must be factored into autonomous representations, each regulated by its own principles.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS)
Application #
8808286
Program Officer
Larry H. Reeker
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1988-12-01
Budget End
1992-11-30
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1988
Total Cost
$302,436
Indirect Cost
Name
Brandeis University
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Waltham
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02454