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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Lexical meaning"”.
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Beyong lexical meaning : probabilistic models for sign language recognition
… These gestures communicate not just the lexical meaning but also grammatical information, i.e. inflections that are expressed through systematic spatial and temporal variations in sign appearance. In this thesis we present a new approach to analyse these inflections by modelling the …
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Lexical meaning and propositional representation : an investigation into the problem of the unity of the proposition
… our semantic and conceptual inquiries into lexical meaning and propositional representation. I achieve this by means of a partly historical investigation into the problem of the unity of the proposition; this is the problem of distinguishing a proposition - the bearer of truth, the complex …
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An analysis of the semantic field of the German particles "Überhaupt" and "Eigentlich"
… are applicable to lexemes without any proper lexical meaning, such as German modal particles. German modal particles have, as is shown, played a very unimportant role in grammar. This was due to various reasons: firstly, there always was (and still is to a certain extent) the problem of …
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A Cognitive Grammar Analysis of the Semantics of the Russian Verbal Prefix na-
… aspect, na-, in many cases, also carries lexical meaning; in these cases, na-prefixation changes the lexical/semantic meaning of the verbal stem, resulting in a distinct lexical item. I examine a sample of 40 verbs to compare the frequencies of na- as a lexicalized prefix and as a …
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Tone classification of syllable -segmented Thai speech based on multilayer perceptron
… tonal language. Thai makes use of tone to convey lexical information about the meaning of a syllable. Thai has five distinctive tones and each tone is well represented by a single F0 contour pattern. In general, a Thai syllable with a different tone has a different lexical meaning. Thus, to …
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Interpretable semantic representations from neural language models and computer vision
… characterised by clear, recognisable units of meaning. Even though these models have produced state-of-the-art performance on natural language tasks, it has come at the cost of interpretability of both the models and the word representations derived from them. Because of their lack of …
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Werden – ein Chamäleon der Sprache : Zum Werdegang von werden
… arena was made possible by its non-specified meaning of dynamic existence, by its medial, non-agentive diathesis and, crucially, by its additivity, and its actional and aspectual underdetermination. The unique combination of these characteristics is the prerequisite for weerden´s special …
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On the Evaluation and Modelling of Context-sensitive Lexical Semantics
A word can change its meaning in different contexts. The evaluation and the modelling of such contextual effect on lexical meaning are pivotal to natural language understanding. This thesis sets out to answer the following two-fold research question: (1) how can we design a reliable evaluation …
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Verbs of pure change of state in English: projection, constructions and event structure
… validity and eclecticism. However, its system of lexical representation has some weaknesses, as it fails to satisfactorily explain the semantics of those structures that extend beyond the basic meaning of the verb, like resultative constructions or other expressions of event composition. Thus, …
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Būdvardžių darybiniai sinonimai /
… formatives and having the same derivative meaning and identical or very similar lexical meaning. The main aim of this paper is to analize the use of derivative synonyms of adjectives. The Dictionary of Contemporary Lithuanian has been chosen as a source material for this analysis. 1556 …
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The loss of meaning in translation : its types and factors with reference to ten English translations of the meaning of the Qur'an
… examines ten English translated versions of the meaning of the Qur'an chosen in considerations of different factors. The date of the version and the background of the author represent the main factor behind the selection process. The aim of this study is to provide a theoretical analysis of the …
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Prosodic prominence in English
… Perceptual prominence is associated with meaning of a word in discourse context. Prominent words are usually new or contrastive information, while nonprominent words are given or noncontrastive information. This dissertation addresses English prominence in two separate studies. The first …