Course: Logic Analyse of Natural Language

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Course title Logic Analyse of Natural Language
Course code KFI/LAPJ
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Dostálová Ludmila, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Logical and grammatical form of a sentence. Formalization in first order predicate logic (quantifiers, logical conjunctions). Other logical constants (only, except, most-, others, ...). Ambiguity of natural language. Non-dimensional contexts (grammatical time, propositional attitudes, index expressions, modalities, ...)

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to explain the basic concepts of modern predicate logic
to describe the main currents of thought of modern philosophy, especially the philosophy of the 20th century
Skills
to formulate and defend their position in the discussion
to use common academic digital tools, such as a database of professional publications
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to explain the way of formalization of natural language sentences into the language of first order predicate logic
to describe the difference between grammatical and logical sentence form
to describe the basic types of polynomials of natural language
Skills
to identify relationships between grammatical and logical sentence form
to formalize specific sentences of natural language into the language of first-order predicate logic
to analyze natural language contexts that transcend the boundaries of ordinary logical analysis based on first-order predicate logic
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Practicum
Skills
Practicum
Competences
Practicum
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Skills
Test
Competences
Test
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • Cmorej, Pavel. Úvod do logickej syntaxe a sémantiky. Praha : Triton, 2002. ISBN 80-7254-294-X.
  • Materna, Pavel; Pala, Karel; Zlatuška, Jiří. Logická analýza přirozeného jazyka. 1. vyd. Praha : Academia, 1989. ISBN 80-200-0027-5.
  • Materna, Pavel. Svět pojmů a logika. 2., opr. vyd. Praha : Filosofia, 2000. ISBN 80-7007-085-4.


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