Philosophy of language meets computational linguistics
Plenary 'Combining data and theory in lexical and compositional semantics', Professor Nicholas...
03:31:11
Philosophy of language meets computational linguistics
Plenary 'Combining data and theory in lexical and compositional semantics', Professor Nicholas...
03:31:11
Did you know that the word ‘tabloid’ used to refer to medicines sold in tablets, and that the...
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Did you know that the word ‘tabloid’ used to refer to medicines sold in tablets, and that the...
01:07
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...
44:57
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 58: Stewart Shapiro discusses vagueness, part II
In this episode, we return to the topic of vagueness from a new perspective.
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Episode 51: Jeroen Groenendijk and Floris Roelofsen discuss inquisitive semantics
In this episode, Jeroen Groenendijk and Floris Roelofsen discuss a new theory of linguistic...
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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...
39:43
It's Oscars time, and the film about Alan Turing "The Imitation Game" is in contention for best...
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What's the most common word in the world? A research team finds that 'huh?' is shared by...
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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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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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