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Psychosemantic analyticity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
It is widely agreed that the content of a logical concept such as and is constituted by the inferences it enters into. I argue that it is impossible to draw a principled distinction between logical and non-logical concepts, and hence that the content of ...
Horsey, Richard
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Applying cognitive linguistics to pedagogical grammar: the english prepositions of verticality

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada, 2005
In this paper, we illustrate the merit of applying insights from Cognitive Linguistics to pedagogical grammar. We do so by examining English prepositions, long assumed to be one of the most difficult areas of acquisition for second language learners. The
Vyvyan Evans, Andrea Tyler
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Exploiting visual salience for the generation of referring expressions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
In this paper we present a novel approach to generating referring expressions (GRE) that is tailored to a model of the visual context the user is attending to.
Kelleher, John D., van Genabith, Josef
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Kasi And Bikin Two Causative Strategies In Melayu Tenggara Jauh (Southwest Maluku, Indonesia) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper discusses the causative constructions found in Melayu Tenggara Jauh ‘Far Southeast Malay' (MTJ), which is used as lingua franca in Southwest Maluku.
Engelenhoven, A. V. (Aone)
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On the meaning and prototype of the preposition pri and the locative case: A comparative study of Slavic usage with emphasis on Croatian

open access: yesRasprave Instituta za Hrvatski Jezik i Jezikoslovlje, 2006
This article analyzes the meaning of the Croatian preposition pri and its relation to the general meaning of the locative case. The analysis shows how spatial meanings are extended into non-spatial domains.
Ljiljana Šarić
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Cognitive-and-semantic analysis of spatial relations in Russian and Chinese for using Russian repositions «в» and «на»

open access: yesRUDN Journal of Language Studies, Semiotics and Semantics, 2011
The article analyses spatial relations in Russian and Chinese from the cognitive-and semantic point of view using the example of Russian spatial prepositions «в» and «на».
- Man Sia
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Various Views on Spatial Prepositions

open access: yes, 1988
In this article, principles involving the intrinsic, deictic, and extrinsic use of spatial prepositions are examined from linguistic, psychological, and AI approaches. First, I define some important terms. Second, those prepositions which permit intrinsic, deictic, and extrinsic use are specified.
openaire   +1 more source

Towards an Indexical Model of Situated Language Comprehension for Cognitive Agents in Physical Worlds

open access: yes, 2016
We propose a computational model of situated language comprehension based on the Indexical Hypothesis that generates meaning representations by translating amodal linguistic symbols to modal representations of beliefs, knowledge, and experience external ...
Laird, John   +2 more
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Prescribed spatial prepositions influence how we think about time. [PDF]

open access: yesCognition, 2010
Kranjec A   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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