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TRANSFORMATIONAL SEMANTICS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Semantics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- transformational semantics
1, record 1, English, transformational%20semantics
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Sémantique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sémantique transformationnelle
1, record 1, French, s%C3%A9mantique%20transformationnelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-07-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Language (General)
- Grammar
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- generative semantics
1, record 2, English, generative%20semantics
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- GS 2, record 2, English, GS
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Generative semantics is an outgrowth of transformational grammar... The generative semantics position is, in essence, that syntax and semantics cannot be separated and that the role of transformations, and of derivational constraints in general, is to relate semantic representations and surface structures. 3, record 2, English, - generative%20semantics
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Lakoff and Ross’s incendiary question quickly mutated into a movement called generative semantics (GS). 2, record 2, English, - generative%20semantics
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique (Généralités)
- Grammaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sémantique générative
1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9mantique%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rative
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le modèle de la sémantique générative ne veut faire aucune distinction entre les structures "logiques" et syntaxiques, et propose un ensemble homogène de transformations qui font passer des représentations sémantiques aux structures de surface. 1, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9mantique%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rative
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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