Semantics Across Disciplines
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Semantics Across Disciplines

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What is the main focus of formal semantics?

  • Syntax and grammar
  • Pragmatics and communicative intent
  • Linguistic cognition and cognitive psychology
  • Compositionality, reference, and the nature of meaning (correct)
  • Which field is sometimes regarded as a subfield of formal semantics?

  • Sociolinguistics
  • Historical linguistics
  • Philosophy of language (correct)
  • Neurolinguistics
  • What distinguishes semantics from pragmatics?

  • Syntax and grammar
  • Interaction and communicative intent (correct)
  • Reference and compositionality
  • Tense and aspect
  • Which disciplines contribute to formal semantics?

    <p>Mathematical logic and computer science</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What ontology do formal semanticists typically adopt within philosophy?

    <p>Platonism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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