Dynamic Meaning Membrane Systems: An Application to the Description of Semantic Change

• Autorzy: Bel-Enguix G. , Jiménez-López M.D.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

An application of membrane systems to natural languages study is presented. Specifically, we show how language change can be explained by using a new variant of membrane systems: Dynamic Meaning Membrane Systems (DMMS). By using DMMS, we model the main concepts of semantics and explain the three basic types of changes in meaning: broadening, narrowing and shift. Finally, we relate the membrane systems' application to language evolution with the suggested application of the so-called cultural grammar systems to the same topic. Collaboration between the two frameworks may provide a useful formalism that, due to its naturalness and simplicity, might offer interesting results in a discipline traditionally far away from any formalization.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

membrane system; grammar system; language evolution; semantic change

• Wydawca: IOS Press
• Czasopismo: Fundamenta Informaticae
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: Vol. 76, nr 3
• Strony: 219--237
• Opis fizyczny: . bibliogr. 20 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Bel-Enguix G.

autor

Jiménez-López M.D.

• GRLMC-research Group on mathematical Linguistics, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Pl. Imperial Tarraco, 1, 43005 Tarragona, Spain,

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