Semantics is the study of how language is understood. Semanticists develop formal, mathematical models that aim to explain how language users systematically and effortlessly associate linguistic forms with their meanings, and to illuminate various aspects of our semantic competence.
Semantics at Yale is strongly grounded in empirical and theoretical methodologies, as well as cross-disciplinary work with cognitive scientists, philosophers, and computer scientists.
Semantics
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Semantics & Pragmatics
Augustina P. Owusu
Visiting Assistant Professor and Presidential Visiting Fellow
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Labs & Reading Groups
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Language and Brain Lab
Arrow Up Right (link is external)Maria Piñango
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Language Dynamics
A forum for reading and discussing papers pertaining to the dynamics of language and dynamic field theory (DFT).
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Semantics Reading Group
Our aim is to engage ourselves in the recent literature in semantics and support researchers working within the field.
