Why there must be a semantic representation (over and above any cognitive network)
Th. R. Hofmann · 1982
A s~nantic representation (or a semantic network; Mel'-~uk, Seuren, Hofmann, Sgall, ...) cannot be dispensed with in a model of language comprehension which incorporates a representation of knowledge, commonly called a oo~itive network (e.g.Qu£11ian, Lamb, Shank, Hays, Jackendoff, ...).We shall demonstrate this in several ways, claiming to resolve the contention between those WhO claim they are necessary (the 1st camp above) and those who would ols/m that they can be dispensed with, the 2nd oemp, including also Hontague, who uses them for"convenience only".