X-Git-Url: http://lambda.jimpryor.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=lambda.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=topics%2Fweek6_plexy.mdwn;h=f258be1311e5c0b382a7ee716dcbb8d6a392bbc3;hp=3dfa330a13e6a0a6612f2ee7c54b39f150d2ea1b;hb=6228f0758c13ed2d5d2d70a858a474f5c70bba68;hpb=478ae74314b66e7881b41f98e3e174a5764207fa diff --git a/topics/week6_plexy.mdwn b/topics/week6_plexy.mdwn index 3dfa330a..f258be13 100644 --- a/topics/week6_plexy.mdwn +++ b/topics/week6_plexy.mdwn @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ meanings with direct reference, and then offers a solution based on types. To grasp the problem, consider a structured-meaning theory of meaning, -on which the meaning of natural language expressions are represented +on which the meanings of natural language expressions are represented by objects that can have internal structure. 1. The center of mass of the solar system is a point. @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ directly-referential expressions: > {} (or what we'll call `None` or `Nothing`) if there is no object that E refers to, or else > {P} (or what we'll call `Some P` or `Just P`) if E refers to P -We will call the type used here an "option" or "Maybe" type (from OCaml and Haskell, respectively). And we'll call the general strategy for deploying this type "the Maybe monad." +We will call the type used here an "option" or "Maybe" type (from OCaml and Haskell, respectively). And we'll call the general strategy for deploying this type "the Option/Maybe monad." Kaplan, D. 1989. "Demonstratives. In J. Almog, J. Perry, & H. Wettstein