Conceptual Combination with Prototype Concepts*

1984 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 337-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward E. Smith ◽  
Daniel N. Osherson
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Combination ◽  
Prototype Concepts

Conceptual combination in blind and sighted subjects: Evidence for perceptual simulation

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. Struiksma ◽  
M. L. Noordzij ◽  
L. Barsalou ◽  
A. Postma
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Combination ◽  
Perceptual Simulation

scholarly journals Left posterior temporal cortex is sensitive to syntax within conceptually matched Arabic expressions

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suhail Matar ◽  
Julien Dirani ◽  
Alec Marantz ◽  
Liina Pylkkänen
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Lobe ◽  
Temporal Cortex ◽  
Syntactic Complexity ◽  
Conceptual Combination ◽  
Single Word ◽  
Grammatical Structure ◽  
Neural Basis ◽  
Word Meanings ◽  
Left Posterior ◽  
Vary Structure

AbstractDuring language comprehension, the brain processes not only word meanings, but also the grammatical structure—the “syntax”—that strings words into phrases and sentences. Yet the neural basis of syntax remains contentious, partly due to the elusiveness of experimental designs that vary structure independently of meaning-related variables. Here, we exploit Arabic’s grammatical properties, which enable such a design. We collected magnetoencephalography (MEG) data while participants read the same noun-adjective expressions with zero, one, or two contiguously-written definite articles (e.g., ‘chair purple’; ‘the-chair purple’; ‘the-chair the-purple’), representing equivalent concepts, but with different levels of syntactic complexity (respectively, indefinite phrases: ‘a purple chair’; sentences: ‘The chair is purple.’; definite phrases: ‘the purple chair’). We expected regions processing syntax to respond differently to simple versus complex structures. Single-word controls (‘chair’/‘purple’) addressed definiteness-based accounts. In noun-adjective expressions, syntactic complexity only modulated activity in the left posterior temporal lobe (LPTL), ~ 300 ms after each word’s onset: indefinite phrases induced more MEG-measured positive activity. The effects disappeared in single-word tokens, ruling out non-syntactic interpretations. In contrast, left anterior temporal lobe (LATL) activation was driven by meaning. Overall, the results support models implicating the LPTL in structure building and the LATL in early stages of conceptual combination.

Relational processing in conceptual combination and analogy

2008 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 385-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary Estes ◽  
Lara L. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Network ◽  
Conceptual Combination ◽  
Relational Processing ◽  
Additional Mechanism ◽  
Parsimonious Explanation ◽  
Relational Priming

AbstractWe evaluate whether evidence from conceptual combination supports the relational priming model of analogy. Representing relations implicitly as patterns of activation distributed across the semantic network provides a natural and parsimonious explanation of several key phenomena observed in conceptual combination. Although an additional mechanism for role resolution may be required, relational priming offers a promising approach to analogy.

scholarly journals Embodied Conceptual Combination

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dermot Lynott ◽  
Louise Connell
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Combination

Conceptual Combination: A Theoretical Review

1992 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fintan Costello ◽  
Mark T. Keane
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Combination
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