--- "YKY (Yan King Yin)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there any standard (even informal) way of representing NL sentences > in logic?
No. But it hasn't stopped people from trying. The meaning of sentences and even paragraphs depends on context that is not captured in logic. Consider the following examples, where a different word is emphasized in each case: - I didn't steal that. - I DIDN'T steal that. - I didn't STEAL that. - I didn't steal THAT. And the following where you can guess the emphasis by context. - I didn't steal that. He did. - I didn't steal that. It is still there. - I didn't steal that. I borrowed it. - I didn't steal that. I stole this. -- Matt Mahoney, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: http://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=101455710-f059c4 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
