Several questions in natural language learning may be addressed by studying formal language learning models. In this work we hope to contribute to a deeper understanding of the role of semantics in language acquisition. We propose a simple formal model of meaning and denotation using finite state transducers, and an algorithm that learns a meaning function from examples consisting of a situatio...

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In this paper we argue that a formal discourse-or dialogue-oriented theory of interpretation does not presuppose a dynamic notion of meaning. For the compo-sitional interpretation of anaphorical or other rhetorical relations in discourse, a richer notion of conjunction may be needed, but not a dynamic notion of meaning. The dynamics of interpretation can be understood to reside in the (classica...

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This paper presents mathematics as a general science of computation in a way different from the tradition. It is based on the radical philosophical standpoint according to which the content, meaning and justification of experience lies in its precise formulation. The requirement on precise, formal content discloses the relational structure of (mathematical) experience, and gives a new meaning t...

This discussion presents several alternative strategies for approaching the problem of semantic interoperability, based on recent projects to develop software agents and systems that attempt to reconcile ontological differences without explicit ontologies. The difficulties of reconciling explicit ontologies are discussed, and possibilities for meaning negotiation through implicit approaches are...

This study aims to develop techniques for the meaning acquisition of the NL phrases. Our approach is based on modeling meaning extraction by analyzing lexical component, syntactic component and semantic component of the phrases written or spoken in NL. To assure necessary semantic precision we adopt a double-level interpretation of the NL phrases using formal language with well defined semantic...

The Web is an information resource with unlimited potential. However, this potential is not yet fully used since it is difficult for machines to process and integrate the meaning of the information stored on the Web. Recently the Internet community has begun to explore the potential of associating web content with explicit meaning, in order to create the "Semantic Web". Rather than relying on s...