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A case for deep learning in semantics: Response to Pater
- Language
- Linguistic Society of America
- Volume 95, Number 1, March 2019
- pp. e115-e124
- 10.1353/lan.2019.0019
- Article
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Abstract:
Pater’s (2019) target article builds a persuasive case for establishing stronger ties between theoretical linguistics and connectionism (deep learning). This commentary extends his arguments to semantics, focusing in particular on issues of learning, compositionality, and lexical meaning.