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The Impact of Syntax on the Interpretation and Graphical Depiction of Underspecified Propositions
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posted on 2023-06-08, 00:05 authored by Aaron Kalb, Dave Barker-Plummer, Richard Cox, Robert DaleDifferent representational systems permit differing degrees and forms of ambiguity and underspecification in the content they represent. Independently of this observation, a notable feature of natural language as a representational system is that it allows the same content to be expressed in different ways. In this paper, we examine the interaction of these two obser- vations; in particular, we explore a number of linguistic forms involving underspecified content, and look at how subjects ex- press the content of these linguistic forms both in logic and in diagrams. Our analysis demonstrates that variations in syntac- tic realization of the same semantic content lead to different interpretations of that content.
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Lawrence ErlbaumPresentation Type
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32nd Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (2010)Event location
Portland, OregonEvent type
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