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| Compositionality, linguistics, language philosophy: the thesis (originally by G. Frege, Grundlagen der Arithmetik, 1884) that the meaning of composite expressions, e.g. sentences, results from the meanings of the parts. It follows that a change of the parts, e.g. replacement of a single word by another, can change the meaning of the entire composite structure. See also Frege principle._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Steven Pinker on Compositionality - Dictionary of Arguments
I 151 Compositionality/PinkerVsFrege: The question of compositionality must also consider the type of connection. >Syntax, >Grammar. I 153 Different: baby saw chicken/chicken saw baby - this shows that the building blocks are not separated. >Surface structure, >Deep structure. I 154f Neural networks/thinking: active/passive, units. Baby eats: does not say what - snail is eaten does not say by whom. Wrong solution: relevance. >Relevance. Correct solution: representation. >Representation. For this there is an aditional layer of units. Similar to Mentalese. >Mentalese/language of thought._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Pi I St. Pinker How the Mind Works, New York 1997 German Edition: Wie das Denken im Kopf entsteht München 1998 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19