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diff --git a/linguistics/semantics.md b/linguistics/semantics.md index 7615145..fc7feb2 100644 --- a/linguistics/semantics.md +++ b/linguistics/semantics.md @@ -11,3 +11,10 @@ How do we know what sentences are true and which are false?<br> What does it *mean* for a sentence to be true?<br> What conditions must hold for a sentence to be true? +Formal semantics attempts to answer those questions by providing a *framework* for determining what *conditions* must hold for a sentence to be true. + +This framework is [first-order/predicate logic](../mathematics/logic) and the [simply-typed lambda calculus](../plt/lambda-calculus). On top of this, we often build set theory, relying on *characteristic functions* of the lambda calculus to denote *set membership*. + + +## Resources +- ✨ [Invitation to Formal Semantics](https://eecoppock.info/bootcamp/semantics-boot-camp.pdf) |