1. Personal computer
• On your desk
• Or maybe you carry it around
• Expensive purchase
• Use it for the internet
• Communication
• Old people usually can’t use it well
2. Volcano
• Can be dangerous
• Eruptions
• Be careful
• Maybe tourist attractions
3. Cinema
• Seeing a movie
• In a building
• Pay money to enter
• Dark
• Big screen
• Popcorn
4. Lick
• Action involving tongue
• Ice cream
• Candy
• Dogs do it a lot (it’s unpleasant!)
• Stamps?
31. Word: insect
• The IDENTITY of the insect
• Insect X
• It’s not you
• It’s not me
• It’s Third Person
• It’s Singular
• It’s gender neutral: may be male or female
32. Word: insects
• The IDENTITY of the insects
• Insects X
• They are not you
• They are not me
• They are Third Person
• They are Plural
• They are gender neutral: may be male or female
33. What is in the Semantic Field for
insect?
• Fly
• Bee
• Wasp
• Mosquito
• Gnat
• Etc
• An animal with six legs, usually small, a bit
creepy, or unpleasant
35. What’s in the Insect-Frame?
ID x
x:
Person:3rd
Num:Sing
Gen:
Insect-Frame
Entity x
36. All the insect-meaning you can think
of!!
ID x
x:
Person:3rd
Num:Sing
Gen:
Insect-Frame
Entity x
37. What is in the Semantic Field for
motor vehicle?
• Car
• Automobile
• Truck
• Van
• Bus
• Etc
• Has an engine, wheels, we can control it with
a steering wheel or handle
38. What is in the Semantic Field for food?
• Bread
• Rice
• Cheese
• Sausage
• Etc
• Something you stick in your mouth, chew,
swallow, it fills us up
39. What is in the semantic field for kick?
• Soccer
• Ball games
• Fighting
• Etc
• Hitting something with your foot
41. Complete the info:
• Word: dog
• PHON:
• /dɒɡ/
• GRAMMAR:
• Category (I am a …):
• Noun
• Valency (I need a …)
• Determiner/Specifier
42. Complete the info:
• Word: dog
• PHON:
• /dɒɡ/
• Meaning:
• Index (ID): x
• X = 3rd, Singular
• Frame:
• Dog-frame, Entity x
43. Complete the Information
Sound /dɒɡ/
Grammar
Is a [ n ]
Needs a [ d ]
Meaning Identity
info x
PERSON rd
NUMBER S
GENDER N
Frames:
Frame
Individual x
44. Sound /dɒɡ/
Grammar
Is a [ n ]
Needs a [ d ]
Meaning Identity
info x
PERSON rd
NUMBER S
GENDER N
Frames:
Frame
Individual x
45. Information
Sound /dɒɡ/
Grammar
Is a [ noun ]
Needs a [ determiner ]
Meaning Identity
info x
PERSON 3 rd
NUMBER Singular
GENDER Neutral
Frame:
Dog Frame
Individual x
46. Information
Sound /dɒɡ/
Grammar
Is a [ noun ]
Needs a [ determiner ]
Meaning Identity
info x
PERSON 3 rd
NUMBER Singular
GENDER
Frame:
Dog Frame
Individual x
47. Information
Sound /dɒɡ/
Grammar
Is a [ noun ]
Needs a [ determiner ]
Meaning Identity
info x
PERSON 3 rd
NUMBER Singular
GENDER
Frame:
Dog Frame
Entity x
49. Sound /dɒɡ/
• MEANING INFORMATION
• PERSON id: 3rd
• NUMBER id: SINGULAR
• GENDER id:
50. Sound /ʃiː/
Grammar
Is a [ CASE[ ] ]
Valency [ ]
Meaning Identity
info x
PERSON
NUMBER
GENDER
Frame:
Frame
Individual x
51. Sound /ʃiː/
Grammar
Is a [ noun CASE[ nom ] ]
Valency [ ]
Meaning Identity
info x
PERSON 3rd
NUMBER sing
GENDER fem
Frame:
Female -Frame
Individual x
52. Sound /ʃiː/
Grammar
Is a [ noun CASE[ nom ] ]
Valency [ ]
Meaning INDEX x
PERSON 3rd
NUMBER sing
GENDER fem
Frame:
Female - Frame
Individual x
70. What about a verb’s ID?
• Nouns have IDs
• Don’t verbs have IDs?
• Well, a noun’s ID is an individual or individuals
• Entities
• A verb’s ID is a SITUATION
• Or an action
75. PHONOLOGY /slept/
Syntax
Category [ verb ]
Valency [ NP ]
Semantics Frames:
Sleeping -Frame
SLEEPER x
SITUATION s
,
Past-tense-Frame
PAST-EVENT s
76. PHONOLOGY /slept/
Syntax
Category [ verb ]
Valency [ NP ]
Semantics
Frames:
Sleeping -Frame
SLEEPER x
SITUATION s
,
Past-tense-Frame
PAST-EVENT s
situation s
Index
77. Verb meaning
• Part of a verb’s meaning:
• It’s a kind of SITUATION
• It has some kind of MEANING (kicking,
sleeping etc)
• It could be in a certain time (past, present etc)