Semantics 1, SoSe 2016 (Sailer)

Assignment sheets

• First assignments sheet:

Download the file: File:SoSe16-assignment-logic.pdf

Example solution

• Second assignment sheet: File:SoSe16-assignment-lrs.pdf

Mock exam

Mock exam: File:SoSe16-mockexam.pdf

Follow the link to an online version of the mock exam and example solutions.

Additional material for week 10

A syntactic fragment:

https://www.english-linguistics.de/syn1/30/

The login information can be found on the slides.

Basic combinatorics: Canonical examples

(the following exercises are adapted from the textbook material to [Chapter 5].

1 Sentence: Pat snored.
Logical form: snore(pat)
Which parts of the logical form are contributed by which word?

pat ¦	snore ¦	snore(pat)
			Pat
			snored

2 Sentence: Pat likes Chris.
Logical form: like(pat,chris)
Which parts of the logical form are contributed by which word?

pat ¦	chris ¦	like ¦	like(pat,chris)
				Pat
				likes
				Chris

Possible EX-CONT values

Given the following PARTS lists, what are possible EX-CONT values (if we do not assume other restrictions)

1. PARTS < pat, alex,like, like(__,__) >

Check your answer

like(pat,alex)
like(alex,pat)

2. PARTS < alex,snore, snore(__), ¬(__) >

Check your answer

¬(snore(alex))

3. PARTS < alex,alex,snore >

Check your answer

There is no possible EX-CONT value because the three elements on the PARTS list cannot be combined.

3. PARTS < alex,alex,snore, snore(__) >

Check your answer

snore(alex)

4. PARTS < alex,alex,snore, snore(__), __ ∧ __ >

Check your answer

snore(alex) ∧ snore(alex)

Additional material for week 9

A syntactic fragment:

https://www.english-linguistics.de/syn1/30/

The login information can be found on the slides.

Lexical entries as Attribute-Value Matrix

The following exercises are copied from the wiki page for exercises to chapter 3.

Provide the required information on the lexical properties of the underlined words in the following sentences.
Note:

• Put a minus ("-") if a slot should not receive any filling
• Use det, noun, prep or verb for the HEAD values.

1 Alex read a book yesterday.

PHON

SYNSEM | LOCAL | CAT | HEAD

SYNSEM | LOCAL | CAT | VAL | SUBJ < >

SYNSEM | LOCAL | CAT | VAL | SPR < >

SYNSEM | LOCAL | CAT | VAL | COMPS < >

2 Alex talked to a friend.

PHON

SYNSEM | LOCAL | CAT | HEAD

SYNSEM | LOCAL | CAT | VAL | SUBJ < >

SYNSEM | LOCAL | CAT | VAL | SPR < >

SYNSEM | LOCAL | CAT | VAL | COMPS < >

3 Pat liked this new documentary on African wild life.

PHON

SYNSEM | LOCAL | CAT | HEAD

SYNSEM | LOCAL | CAT | VAL | SUBJ < >

SYNSEM | LOCAL | CAT | VAL | SPR < >

SYNSEM | LOCAL | CAT | VAL | COMPS < >

4 Alex talked to a friend.

PHON

SYNSEM | LOCAL | CAT | HEAD

SYNSEM | LOCAL | CAT | VAL | SUBJ < >

SYNSEM | LOCAL | CAT | VAL | SPR < >

SYNSEM | LOCAL | CAT | VAL | COMPS < >

Feel free to send feedback on this exercise to Manfred Sailer.

Analysis of simple sentences

The following exercises are copied from the wiki page for exercises to chapter 3.

Indicate the missing values of the VAL and the HEAD features using tags ([1], ...) or "-" for empty lists.

Alex snored.

syntactic structure:

Words:                                                                                                   Phrase:

Alex                                                             snored                                    S: Alex snored.

HEAD [4]noun                                  HEAD [5]verb                                    HEAD

SUBJ < >                                  SUBJ < >                                    SUBJ < >

SPR   < >                                  SPR < >                                     SPR < >

COMPS < >                              COMPS < >                               COMPS < >

Indicate the missing values of the VAL and the HEAD features using tags ([1], ...) or "-" for empty lists.

Fido chased a mouse.

syntactic structure:

Words:

Fido                                                             chased                                    a                                                              mouse

HEAD [8]noun                                  HEAD [9]verb                                    HEAD [10] det                                   HEAD [11] noun

SUBJ < >                                  SUBJ < >                                    SUBJ < >                                   SUBJ < >

SPR   < >                                  SPR < >                                     SPR < >                                     SPR < >

COMPS < >                              COMPS < >                               COMPS < >                                COMPS < >

Phrases:

NP: a mouse                               VP: chased a mouse                                S: Fido chased a mouse.

HEAD                                      HEAD                                        HEAD

SUBJ < >                                  SUBJ < >                                    SUBJ < >

SPR   < >                                  SPR < >                                     SPR < >

COMPS < >                              COMPS < >                               COMPS < >

Indicate the missing values of the VAL and the HEAD features using tags ([1], ...) or "-" for empty lists. Don't use spaces.

Pat gave Alex a ride.

syntactic structure:

Words:

Pat                                                             gave                                         Alex                                                              a                                      ride

HEAD [9]noun                                  HEAD [10]verb                                   HEAD [11] noun                                HEAD [12] det                                HEAD [13] noun

SUBJ < >                                  SUBJ < >                                    SUBJ < >                                   SUBJ < >                                 SUBJ < >

SPR   < >                                  SPR < >                                     SPR < >                                     SPR < >                                   SPR < >

COMPS < >                              COMPS < >                        COMPS < >                                COMPS < >                            COMPS < >

Phrases:

NP: a ride                               VP: gave Alex a ride                                S: Pat gave Alex a ride.

HEAD                                      HEAD                                        HEAD

SUBJ < >                                  SUBJ < >                                    SUBJ < >

SPR   < >                                  SPR < >                                     SPR < >

COMPS < >                              COMPS < >                               COMPS < >

Feel free to send feedback on this exercise to Manfred Sailer.

Additional material for week 8

Additional material for week 8 can be found here.

Additional material for weeks 6 and 7

Additional material for weeks 6 and 7 can be found here.

Additional material for week 5

Additional material for week 5 can be found here.

Additional material for week 4

The material can be found on the page Semantics 1, SoSe 2016 (Sailer): Week 4

Additional material for week 3

The material for week 3 can be accessed here