Semantics. Structure and function

Ray Jackendoff’s semantic theory presented in “Semantics and Cognition” proposes
that semantics is more than a field of linguistic studies; it studies the very nature of
thought and experience as well. In this essay, I will look at certain aspects of this theory
and compare them to more traditional approaches to semantics. It will become apparent
that Jackendoff’s theory, in the end of the day, is not only concerned with semantics but
with the whole area of cognition as well. [...]