Conference on Cross-Linguistic Variation in Semantics, Ithaca, NY, July 7th - August 1st, 1997

语义学跨语言变异会议，纽约州伊萨卡，1997 年 7 月 7 日至 8 月 1 日

• 批准号: 9710984
• 负责人: Sally McConnell-Ginet
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Cornell University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-06-01 至 1999-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9710984&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Conference; Cross; Linguistic; Variation; Semantics

Cross-linguistic variation in semantics How can languages vary in mapping linguistic form to meanings? How do children learn the semantic properties of their native language? Can there be systematic differences among languages in their semantics unmatched by differences in grammatical structure? This conference and workshop series will draw on recent advances in semantics and syntax to address such questions with precision. Three semantic areas will be studied: (1) reference of nominal expressions (e.g., semantic differences among languages that distinguish "mass" from "count" nominals--like English--and those that do not--like Chinese), (2) verbal aspect and tense, and (3) interpretation of pronouns or other "incomplete" expressions (where this often involves connecting the "anaphoric" expression to some "antecedent") and related matters of scope (the "range" over which some expression operates). Results will be not only of theoretical interest but also of potential practical significance for such areas as foreign language learning and speech pathology.

语义学上的跨语言差异语言如何将语言形式映射到意义上？孩子们是如何学习母语的语义特性的？语言之间是否存在语法结构差异所不能比拟的语义学上的系统差异？这次会议和系列研讨会将利用语义和语法的最新进展来精确地解决这些问题。将研究三个语义领域：(1)名词表达的参考（例如，区分“mass”和“count”名词的语言之间的语义差异，如英语，以及那些不区分“mass”和“count”名词的语言，如汉语），(2)口头方面和时态，(3)代词或其他“不完整”表达的解释（这通常涉及将“回指”表达与某些“先行词”联系起来）和相关的范围问题（某些表达操作的“范围”）。研究结果不仅具有理论意义，而且对外语学习和言语病理学等领域具有潜在的实际意义。