This is the semantics edition of the slightly serious linguistics radio program. We asked linguistic philosopher Professor Yu Izumi to teach us semantics, asking questions such as, "How can we say that the largest prime number is the same when it doesn't exist?", "Can insults be interpreted with formal semantics?", and "Type theory is too powerful for natural language." [X by Linguistic Philosopher Professor Yu Izumi] https://x.com/yuizumi2 [Table of Contents] 0:00 Slightly serious semantics with Professor Izumi5:44 Linguistics is also a part of cognitive science10:19 How do we understand meaning itself19:37 What do ramen and Pegasus refer to?22:42 How can we say that the largest prime number is the same when it doesn't exist?29:47 Can natural language be called a formal language?40:32 History of research leading up to formal semantics45:23 An infamous but not difficult tool55:51 Can insults be interpreted with formal semantics?1:03:40 Why did we arrive at truth-conditional semantics? 1:15:13 I want to unravel the principles realized in the brain1:33:12 Wittgenstein doesn't allow the theorization of language1:42:25 Relationships and differences between semantics1:49:22 How does formal semantics handle metaphors?2:00:25 Is meaning inside? Or outside?2:03:43 Proper nouns are the same as common nouns2:11:58 Type theory was too strong for natural language2:22:10 Language makes it possible to integrate different senses2:31:18 How do semanticists view word vectors? 2:37:44 It seems like it would be possible even with the amount of data a baby listens to2:42:23 Chomskians are romanticists2:45:43 I was mentally ill today2:50:42 Recommended literature on philosophy of language and semantics [Links to references] ◯ An Introduction to Bad Philosophy of Language (VB) ⇨ https://www.valuebooks.jp/bp/VS008274... (Amazon) ⇨ https://amzn.to/3Y7xX4G ◯ What is Insulting? (VB) ⇨ https://www.valuebooks.jp/bp/VS008769... (Amazon) ⇨ https://amzn.to/487SNp6 ◯ Frege's Collected Works 1: Concept Notationhttps://amzn.to/402EmRd ◯ Principia Mathematicahttps://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pr... ◯ The unknown intellectual history of computers From American Idealism to Analytical Philosophy https://amzn.to/4f3sFyc ◯Semantics in Generative Grammar https://amzn.to/4eZtat0 ◯Names and Objects https://amzn.to/4f5uHxP ◯Fast & Slow (Part 1) How is your will determined? https://amzn.to/4eMEYiz ◯Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus https://amzn.to/409D7Qe ◯The Science of the Paranormal: Why Do People See Ghosts? https://amzn.to/4h1nvV8 ◯Contemporary Thought June 2024 Special Edition Contemporary Thought + Book Guide for Ages 15 and Up https://amzn.to/3Y3f9DF ◯Language and Action How to Do Things with Words https://amzn.to/4eG9HxP ◯Chi. -On the movement of the Earth-(1) https://amzn.to/4h4LD9l ◯ Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Language I Logic and Language https://amzn.to/4eWKlvT ◯ Revised and expanded edition Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Language I Logic and Language (VB) ⇨ https://www.valuebooks.jp/bp/VS008489... (Amazon) ⇨ https://amzn.to/3BHKh4h ◯ Dictionary of English Etymology [New Edition] https://amzn.to/4h6iJWe ◯ Japanese and Logic Philosophers Take on the Mysteries https://amzn.to/4h6iaMc ◯ Introduction to Formal Semantics https://amzn.to/4879elM ◯ Logic (VB) ⇨ https://www.valuebooks.jp/bp/VS008216... (Amazon) ⇨ https://amzn.to/3Yle9w1 ◯ Creating Logic https://amzn.to/3A9ckZM ◯ How the Internet Has Changed Language (VB) ⇨ https://www.valuebooks.jp/bp/VS008157... (Amazon) ⇨ https://amzn.to/3YnWxQ4 ◯ Using Computational Models to Test Syntactic Learnability (Wilcox et al. 2024) https://direct.mit.edu/ling/article-a... *Wilcox's paper introduced in the video ◯ All official Yuru Gakuto Radio merchandise https://www.valuebooks.jp/shelf-items... [Join the supporter community here! ] https://yurugengo.com/support [Our first book, "Language Swamp," is here! ] https://www.valuebooks.jp/bp/VS005875... [Brick-and-mortar store project: Yuru Gakuto Cafe] / @yurugakuto [Sister channel: Yuru Computer Science Radio] / @yurucom [We're on Twitter! 】 Yuru Linguistics Radio has a Twitter account, so please follow it! You will be filled with interesting stories about the origin of words and other topics, which will satisfy your desire for knowledge. → / yuru_gengo 【Letter form】 https://forms.gle/mTGM7A9QNqgjZMgN7 *We look forward to receiving your fun letters! 【Click here to request work! 】 [email protected] 【Profile of Horimoto Akira】 Graduated from the Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University. Majored in Information Engineering. Earn a living by creating and scattering content that is full of theory. Twitter→ / kenhori2 Note Magazine→https://note.com/kenhori2/m/m125fc452... Personal YouTube→ / @kenhorimoto 【Profile of Mizuno Taiki】 Graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Nagoya University. Majored in linguistics. Works as a magazine editor at a publishing company. You might think th