METHOD
* Contrast:
everyday discourse
science, scientific discourse
- distinguished by method
* Evidence
o Observation
o Interpretation
* Generalisation
o Definition
o Induction
+ Independent evidence
+ Statistical significance
o Explanations
* Method space
o Domain
+ Ontology model
- Objects, sets
- Entities, properties
+ Semiotic model
- Medium
- Content
- Organisation
o Empirical methods
+ Intuition
+ Observation
+ Interpretion
o Formal methods
+ Theory and model
+ Numerical Quantitative Parametric Continuous
+ Symbolic Qualitative Categorical Discrete
+ Precision
- Formalised
- Impressionistic
+ Computation
- Statistics
- Signal processing
- Symbol processinc
SEMANTICS
* Meanings
o Speech acts and mood
+ Statement-question
+ Pitch
- Intrinsic pitch (BC)
- Downtrends (BC)
- Global F0: avg, SD
o Sense and reference
o Connotation
* Propositional Logic
o Syntax
+ Atomic statements
+ Conjunctions
- Conjunction
- Disjunction
- Negation
- Conditional
- Biconditional
+ Nat. conjunctions
Formal semantics book
o Deduction
+ Axioms
+ Rules of inference
* Predicate Logic
o Syntax
+ Predicates and arguments
+ Properties
+ Relations
- Reflexive
- Symmetrical
- Transitive
o Deduction
+ Axioms
+ Rules of inference
* Interpretation
o ILEX sign model