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The Formal Approach to Meaning
Short survey of semantics of natural language by Barbara Abbott, at University of Michigan. Focusses upon Montague semantics, and tries to give a feel for the main open problems in the field. (infos)The Four Basic Ontologies of Semantic Interpretation
Article by Roland Hausser comparing approaches to semantics between linguistics, philosophy and computer science, and classifying them into four kinds depending upon whether or not they are realist, and whether or not they make a sense/reference distinction. (infos)
Approaching Natural Language Via Mediaeval Logic
Article by Gyula Klima. (infos)
A Semantics for Durative Adverbials
Article by Cristopher Piñón. (infos)
SEMANTIK mailing list
Majordomo based mailing list for semantics organised by the Gesellschaft fuer Semantik. (infos)
Gesellschaft fuer Semantik
English homepage of the young academic organisation concered with the semantics of natural languages. Organises the Sinn und Bedeutung workshop and the SEMANTIK mailing list. (infos)
Semantics Archive
Scholarly research paper exchange for language semanticists. Browseable by author or date; submission and update forms, users guide. (infos)
Concepts in the Lexicon
Report by John F. Sowa, discussing the role of the lexicon in conceptual knowledge. (infos)
Dallas-Fort Worth Center for General Semantics
Provides educational materials and resources for promoting mental health and adjustment through self-aware use of language and symbols. (infos)
Logical Form in Linguistics
Entry in the MIT Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences, by Robert May. (infos)