Sémantique formelleEn linguistique, la sémantique formelle cherche à comprendre le sens (linguistique) en construisant des modèles mathématiques précis des principes utilisés par le locuteur pour définir la relation entre des expressions en langage naturel et l’environnement supportant un discours faisant sens. Les outils mathématiques utilisés sont une combinaison de logique mathématique et de langage formel théorique, plus particulièrement de lambda-calcul typé.
Logical form (linguistics)In generative grammar and related approaches, the logical form (LF) of a linguistic expression is the variant of its syntactic structure which undergoes semantic interpretation. It is distinguished from phonetic form, the structure which corresponds to a sentence's pronunciation. These separate representations are postulated in order to explain the ways in which an expression's meaning can be partially independent of its pronunciation, e.g. scope ambiguities. LF is the cornerstone of the classic generative view of the syntax-semantics interface.
Syntax–semantics interfaceIn linguistics, the syntax–semantics interface (also known as the syntax-lexical semantics interface) is the interaction between syntax and semantics. Its study encompasses phenomena that pertain to both syntax and semantics, with the goal of explaining correlations between form and meaning. Specific topics include scope, binding, and lexical semantic properties such as verbal aspect and nominal individuation, semantic macroroles, and unaccusativity. The interface is conceived of very differently in formalist and functionalist approaches.
Categorial grammarCategorial grammar is a family of formalisms in natural language syntax that share the central assumption that syntactic constituents combine as functions and arguments. Categorial grammar posits a close relationship between the syntax and semantic composition, since it typically treats syntactic categories as corresponding to semantic types. Categorial grammars were developed in the 1930s by Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz and in the 1950s by Yehoshua Bar-Hillel and Joachim Lambek.
SyntaxeLa syntaxe est, à l'origine, la branche de la linguistique qui étudie la manière dont les mots se combinent pour former des phrases ou des énoncés dans une langue. On distingue la syntaxe, qui concerne les expressions [les mots], de la sémantique, qui concerne ce qui est visé par les expressions [le sens, la signification/les choses]. Le terme a un sens similaire en informatique, bien qu'il s'applique à une terminologie différente.