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Concept in situation theory

Situation semantics is a framework in formal semantics and situation theory in which the meanings of linguistic expressions are evaluated with respect to situations—partial, concrete parts or aspects of the world—rather than complete possible worlds. It was developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s by Jon Barwise and John Perry as an alternative to extensional model theory and possible-worlds semantics, with a particular focus on perception reports, attitude reports and other context-dependent constructions in natural language. Wikipedia →

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  2. Skim a recent paper: Particularities of Figurative Semantics of Kabardian-Circassian Phraseological Units with the Meaning of “Failure, a Difficult Situation”Influential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Facts, Words and BeliefsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: The Logic of Perceptual Reports: An Extensional Alternative to Situation SemanticsCited 49 times
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