Podcasts de semantics

Philosophy of language meets computational linguistics

Plenary 'Combining data and theory in lexical and compositional semantics', Professor Nicholas...

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Barbara McGillivray

Did you know that the word ‘tabloid’ used to refer to medicines sold in tablets, and that the...

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Barbara McGillivray

Did you know that the word ‘tabloid’ used to refer to medicines sold in tablets, and that the...

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Episode 61: Jeff Buechner discusses Kripke and functionalism

In this episode, Jeff Buechner gives us an overview of the work of Saul Kripke, and explains his...

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80: Semantic Illusions

Do you have trouble processing sentences? Blame your brain. New research shows that we don't...

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Episode 72: Robert May discusses pejorative expressions

In this episode, Robert May explains what racial, ethnic, and homophobic slurs literally mean.

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Episode 60: Fabrizio Cariani shares some thoughts about oughts

In this episode, Fabrizio Cariani explains some of the challenges that arise when we try to...

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Episode 49: Hans Kamp discusses discourse representation theory

In this episode, Hans Kamp discusses his influential dynamic theory of linguistic meaning.

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Episode 39: Nicholas Asher discusses the philosophy of language

In this episode, Nicholas Asher discusses some of the challenges faced by philosophers,...

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Episode 36: Robert van Rooij discusses vagueness

In this episode, Robert van Rooij talks about a paradox that arises when you try to decide...

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Episode 27: Emma Borg discusses semantic minimalism

In this episode, Emma Borg explains why it's important to have a sharp distinction between what a...

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Episode 25: Robert Stalnaker discusses conversational context

In this episode, Robert Stalnaker draws a distinction between two different meanings of the word...

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Episode 73: Greg Salmieri discusses Ayn Rand's moral philosophy'

In this episode, Greg Salmieri explains why Ayn Rand thought a good life is oriented, first and...

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192: Linguistic Movies

It's Oscars time, and the film about Alan Turing "The Imitation Game" is in contention for best...

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144: Huh?

What's the most common word in the world? A research team finds that 'huh?' is shared by...

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142: Yeah No

Yes and no. You use these words all the time, but how often do you think about them? They're not...

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Is there even such a thing as ethnic food?

If everyone has an ethnicity, doesn’t that make all food ethnic? After wading through the...

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103: Fetch the Dax

What's it like to be a dog? It's difficult to say, because they can't tell us. But recent...

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