Generative linguistics

Representation theory (linguistics)

Representation theory (RT) is a theoretical linguistic framework in the generative tradition, created and developed by Edwin S. Williams – chiefly in an eponymous monograph of 2003. Williams compares it with other frameworks such as Noam Chomsky's minimalist program, and argues that his proposal has significant descriptive and conceptual advantages over them. The substance of the proposal is that linguistic derivation is the result of mappings and mismappings between an open set of 'representations', which in one dimension correspond to increasingly larger locality domains and in the other pair 'syntactic' (sentential and sub-sentential) and 'semantic' (as well as pragmatic) levels. Cross-linguistic variation is then accounted for by the prioritisation of 'faithfulness' to some representations over others. (Wikipedia).

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Representation theory: Introduction

This lecture is an introduction to representation theory of finite groups. We define linear and permutation representations, and give some examples for the icosahedral group. We then discuss the problem of writing a representation as a sum of smaller ones, which leads to the concept of irr

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RT6. Representations on Function Spaces

Representation Theory: We note how to transfer a group action of a group G on a set X to a group action on F(X), the functions on X. Because F(X) is a vector space, we obtain a representation of the group, and we can apply previous techniques. In particular, the group acts on itself in

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Representation Theory as Gauge Theory - David Ben-Zvi [2016]

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RT1: Representation Theory Basics

Representation Theory: We present basic concepts about the representation theory of finite groups. Representations are defined, as are notions of invariant subspace, irreducibility and full reducibility. For a general finite group G, we suggest an analogue to the finite abelian case, whe

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RT4.1. Constructions from Linear Algebra (Expanded)

Representation Theory: We apply techniques from linear algebra to construct new representations from old ones. Constructions include direct sums, dual spaces, tensor products, and Hom spaces. Course materials, including problem sets and solutions, available at http://mathdoctorbob.org/U

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Representation theory: Induced representations

We define induced representations of finite groups in two ways as either left or right adjoints of the restriction functor. We calculate the character of an induced representation, and give an example of an induced representation of S3.

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RT2: Unitary Representations

Representation Theory: We explain unitarity and invariant inner products for representations of finite groups. Full reducibility of such representations is derived. Course materials, including problem sets and solutions, available at http://mathdoctorbob.org/UR-RepTheory.html

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RT7.2. Finite Abelian Groups: Fourier Analysis

Representation Theory: With orthogonality of characters, we have an orthonormal basis of L^2(G). We note the basic philosophy behind the Fourier transform and apply it to the character basis. From this comes the definition of convolution, explored in 7.3. Course materials, including pro

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Ellie Pavlick: "Should we care about linguistics?"

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Representations of finite groups of Lie type (Lecture - 3) by Dipendra Prasad

PROGRAM GROUP ALGEBRAS, REPRESENTATIONS AND COMPUTATION ORGANIZERS: Gurmeet Kaur Bakshi, Manoj Kumar and Pooja Singla DATE: 14 October 2019 to 23 October 2019 VENUE: Ramanujan Lecture Hall, ICTS Bangalore Determining explicit algebraic structures of semisimple group algebras is a fund

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Linguistically informed NLP for healthcare experience data | Healthcare NLP Summit 2021

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Representation theory: Abelian groups

This lecture discusses the complex representations of finite abelian groups. We show that any group is iomorphic to its dual (the group of 1-dimensional representations, and isomorphic to its double dual in a canonical way (Pontryagin duality). We check the orthogonality relations for the

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PSY103 - Linguistic Encoding

How do we convert the conceptual representation into a linguistic structure? What are the internal levels of "linguistic encoding".This short E-lecture provides the main answers to these questions.

From playlist VLC301 - Psycholinguistics

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Comprehension 1 - Situation Models & Mental Simulations according to Zwaan (2016)

In this video, I review Zwaan's (2016) review article on Situation Models & Mental Simulations.

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Macdonald polynomials and decomposition numbers for finite unitary groups - Olivier Dudas

Virtual Workshop on Recent Developments in Geometric Representation Theory Topic: Macdonald polynomials and decomposition numbers for finite unitary groups Speaker: Olivier Dudas Affiliation: Institut de mathématiques de Jussieu–Paris Rive Gauche Date: November 20, 2020 For more video pl

From playlist Virtual Workshop on Recent Developments in Geometric Representation Theory

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Broué’s Abelian Defect Group Conjecture II - Daniel Juteau

Seminar on Geometric and Modular Representation Theory Topic: Broué’s Abelian Defect Group Conjecture II Speaker: Daniel Juteau Affiliation: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Université Paris Diderot; Member, School of Mathematics Date: September 16, 2020 For more video please

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Decomposition numbers in defining characteristic - Andrea Dotto

SL2 Seminar Topic: Decomposition numbers in defining characteristic Speaker: Andrea Dotto Affiliation: Member, School of Mathematics Date: November 3, 2020 For more video please visit http://video.ias.edu

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The Philosophy of Language - John Searle & Bryan Magee (1978)

In this program, John Searle discusses the philosophy of language with Bryan Magee. This is from a 1978 series on Modern Philosophy called Men of Ideas. #Philosophy #BryanMagee #Searle

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SYN109 - Word Stores

This E-lecture first draws a distinction between dictionaries and lexicons and then discusses the role of the lexicon in linguistics. It shows how lexical entries are specified linguistically.

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RT7.3. Finite Abelian Groups: Convolution

Representation Theory: We define convolution of two functions on L^2(G) and note general properties. Three themes: convolution as an analogue of matrix multiplication, convolution with character as an orthogonal projection on L^2(G), and using using convolution to project onto irreduci

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