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Toaq is a loglang, which means that given any sentence, we can unambiguously derive its meaning in logic notation. '''Semantics''', the study of meaning, guides us in determining what those results should look like, and how we might use our knowledge of [[syntax]] to | Toaq is a loglang, which means that given any sentence, we can unambiguously derive its meaning in logic notation. '''Semantics''', the study of meaning, guides us in determining what those results should look like, and how we might use our knowledge of [[syntax]] to derive them. | ||
The refgram tells you that {{Derani| |Luı nuo sá tıqra nîe náokua}} translates to <math>\exists x: \text{tıqra}_\text{w}(x).\ \exists e.\ \text{τ}(e)<\text{t}\land \text{nuo}_\text{w}(x)(e)\land \text{nıe}_\text{w}(e, \text{n}\mathrm{\acute{a}}\text{okua})</math>. The reality is that this isn't "just" logic notation: it's a very specific notation that has been purpose-built for describing natural language semantics, and this article will help you understand the core concepts behind it. | The refgram tells you that {{Derani| |Luı nuo sá tıqra nîe náokua}} translates to <math>\exists x: \text{tıqra}_\text{w}(x).\ \exists e.\ \text{τ}(e)<\text{t}\land \text{nuo}_\text{w}(x)(e)\land \text{nıe}_\text{w}(e, \text{n}\mathrm{\acute{a}}\text{okua})</math>. The reality is that this isn't "just" logic notation: it's a very specific notation that has been purpose-built for describing natural language semantics, and this article will help you understand the core concepts behind it. | ||