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mrh7507@tamsun.tamu.edu (Michael Hand) writes:

>In article <1992Nov2.093043.3946@memstvx1.memst.edu> connolly@memstvx1.memst.edu writes:
>  > But then, the *synchronic* work 
>  > on semantics isn't exactly awe-inspiring either.  Anyway, see below 
>  > for one of the few relative successes in the field.

>This may be true, if `semantics' means *word* semantics.  But
>not if `semantics' means *semantics*.  Montague semantics,
>generalized quantifiers, Discourse Representation Theory,
>Game-Theoretical Semantics, and many other lively semantical
>research programs indicate that semantics is alive, well,
>and even a little bit awe-inspiring (depending on what awes
>you, of course).  Then there's also a bunch of research in
>synchronic semantics that isn't attached to any particular
>research program: studies of the quantifier `any' spring
>to (my) mind.
>Don't let Leo mislead you!
>B-o} Michael
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It may NOT be true, even if 'semantics' means *word* semantics. Don't
let Michael mislead you!    :-)
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