Pinning down polysemy: A formalisation for a Brazilian Portuguese preposition. (March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rodrigues, Edilson; Santos, Paulo E.; Lopes, Marcos
• Is Part Of: Cognitive systems research. Volume 41(2017)
• Page Start: 84
• Page End: 92
• Publication Date: 2017-03
• Subjects: Qualitative spatial reasoning -- Cognitive linguistics -- Logic semantics; Cognition -- Periodicals; Cognitive engineering (System design) -- Periodicals; Artificial intelligence -- Periodicals; 153.05
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsys.2016.07.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1389-0417

Abstract

Abstract: This paper presents a formal definition for a number of distinct cases where the preposition " em " (in) can be applied in Brazilian Portuguese. The aim of this work is to establish a mathematical model using qualitative spatial reasoning formalisms within the idea of precisification from supervaluation semantics. Our long term goal is to implement this model into artificial intelligent systems to allow for seamless communication with humans in a common speech.