The effect of quantifier entailment on sentence verification

Lange, Jordy de (2020) The effect of quantifier entailment on sentence verification. Bachelor's Thesis, Artificial Intelligence.

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Abstract

There are many theories that try to explain how syllogistic reasoning works in our brain. These are usually based on predicate logic, mental-model theories or a heuristic theory. Bart Geurts (2003) points out several problems with each method and proposes his own theory based on concepts from natural language semantics. In this theory he claims that sentences with only upward entailing quantifiers are easier than those that also include downward entailing quantifiers. In this study we aim to test if this has an effect on the verification times of sentences. We tested this through an experiment where participants need to verify if a sentence is true or false for a picture. The verification time and accuracy was then compared between the two types of quantifiers. There was no significant difference observed, which suggests that quantifier entailment does not influence the way we verify sentences.

Item Type:	Thesis (Bachelor's Thesis)
Supervisor name:	Spenader, J.K.
Degree programme:	Artificial Intelligence
Thesis type:	Bachelor's Thesis
Language:	English
Date Deposited:	09 Sep 2020 07:40
Last Modified:	09 Sep 2020 07:46
URI:	https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/23364

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