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Author | : Laura Carlson |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2004-12-16 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0191514705 |
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The notions of 'function', 'feature' and 'functional feature' are associated with relatively new developments and insights in several areas of cognition. This book brings together different definitions, insights and research related to defining these notions from such diverse areas as language, perception, categorization and development. Each of the contributors in this book explicitly defines the notion of 'function', 'feature' or 'functional feature' within their own theoretical framework, presents research in which such a notion plays a pivotal role, and discusses the contribution of functional features in relation to their insights in a particular area of cognition. As such, this book not only presents new developments devoted to defining 'function', 'feature' and 'functional feature' in several sub-disciplines of cognitive science, but also offers a focused account of how these notions operate within the cognitive interface linking language and spatial representation. All book chapters are accessible for the interested novice, and offer the specialized researcher new empirical and theoretical insights into defining function, both with respect to the language and space interface and across cognition. The introduction to the book presents the reader with the main issues and viewpoints that are discussed in more detail in each of the book chapters.
Author | : Laura Carlson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0199264325 |
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The 'language and space' area is a relatively new research area in cognitive science. Studying how language and spatial representation are linked in the human brain mainly draws on research in existing disciplines focusing on language, perception, categorization and development. Representative researchers from these sub-disciplines of cognitive science discuss new insights in their own field of expertise and show what role their definition of 'function', 'feature'or 'functional feature' plays in their research. New research centered around these concepts is on the forefront of developments in these sub-disciplines and in the area of 'Language and Space'.
Author | : Mila Vulchanova |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0199661219 |
Download Motion Encoding in Language and Space Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book brings together researchers in linguistics, computer science, psychology and cognitive science to investigate how motion is encoded in language. Part I considers the parameters of the field, while part II looks at the way in which spatial scale or granularity plays a role in the encoding of motion in language.
Author | : Kelly S. Mix |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2009-12-24 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0191609560 |
Download The Spatial Foundations of Language and Cognition Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book presents recent research on the role of space as a mechanism in language use and learning. It proceeds from the notion that cognition in real time, developmental time, and over evolutionary time occurs in space, and that the physical properties of space may provide insights into basic cognitive processes, including memory, attention, action, and perception. It looks at how physical space and landmarks are used in cognitive representations and serve as the basis of human cognition in a range of core mechanisms to index memories and ground meanings that are not themselves explicitly about space. The editors have brought together experimental psychologists, computer scientists, robotocists, linguists, and researchers in child language in order to consider the nature and applications of this research and in particular its implications for understanding the processes involved in language acquisition.
Author | : Kenny R. Coventry |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 227 |
Release | : 2009-04-23 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 019955420X |
Download Spatial Language and Dialogue Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book considers how people talk about the location of objects and places. The book reports on the latest developments in the field of spatial language and sets an agenda for future research on spatial conceptualization and communication in cognitive science, computer science, psychology, and linguistics.
Author | : Yann Coello |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 378 |
Release | : 2012-12-07 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 1136214178 |
Download Language and Action in Cognitive Neuroscience Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book collates the most up to date evidence from behavioural, brain imagery and stroke-patient studies, to discuss the ways in which cognitive and neural processes are responsible for language processing. Divided into six sections, the edited volume presents arguments from evolutionist, developmental, behavioural and neurobiological perspectives, all of which point to a strong relationship between action and language. It provides a scientific basis for a new theoretical approach to language evolution, acquisition and use in humans, whilst at the same time assessing current debates on motor system’s contribution to the emergence of language acquisition, perception and production. The chapters have been written by internationally acknowledged researchers from a variety of disciplines, and as such this book will be of great interest to academics, students and professionals in the areas of cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, neuroscience, psycholinguistics and philosophy.
Author | : C. Freksa |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 531 |
Release | : 2005-03 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 3540250484 |
Download Spatial Cognition IV, Reasoning, Action, Interaction Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed postproceedings of the International Conference on Spatial Cognition 2004 held in Fauenchiemsee, Germany in October 2004. The 27 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 50 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on route directions, wayfinding, and spatial behaviour; description of space, prepositions and reference; meta-models, diagrams, and maps; spatial-temporal representation and reasoning; and robot mapping and piloting.
Author | : Corine Astesano |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2015-06-12 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1135099545 |
Download Neuropsycholinguistic Perspectives on Language Cognition Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book brings together experts from the fields of linguistics, psychology and neuroscience to explore how a multidisciplinary approach can impact on research into the neurocognition of language. International contributors present cutting-edge research from cognitive and developmental psychology, neuropsychology, psycholinguistics and computer science, and discuss how this contributes to neuropsycholinguistics, a term coined by Jean-Luc Nespoulous, to whom this book is dedicated. Chapters illustrate how researchers with different methods and theoretical backgrounds can contribute to a unified vision of the study of language cognition. Reinterpreting neuropsycholinguistics through the lens of each research field, the book demonstrates important attempts to adopt a comprehensive view of speech and language pathology. Divided into three sections the book covers: linguistic mechanisms and the architecture of language the relationship between language and other cognitive processes the assessment of speech and language disabilities and compensatory mechanisms. Neuropsycholinguistic Perspectives on Language Cognition presents a unique contribution to cognitive science and language science, from linguistics to neuroscience. It will interest academics and scholars in the field, as well as medical researchers, psychologists, and speech and language therapists.
Author | : Thomas Barkowsky |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 517 |
Release | : 2007-11-16 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 3540756663 |
Download Spatial Cognition V Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Spatial Cognition, Spatial Cognition 2006. It covers spatial reasoning, human-robot interaction, visuo-spatial reasoning and spatial dynamics, spatial concepts, human memory, mental reasoning and assistance, spatial concepts, human memory and mental reasoning, navigation, wayfinding and route instructions as well as linguistic and social issues in spatial knowledge processing.
Author | : Thora Tenbrink |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2008-09-25 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 3110198827 |
Download Space, Time, and the Use of Language Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Does temporal language depend on spatial language? This widespread view is intuitively appealing since spatial and temporal expressions are often similar or identical. Also, metaphors consistently express temporal phenomena in terms of spatial language, pointing to a close semantic and conceptual relationship. But what about the application of the two kinds of linguistic expressions in natural discourse? The book draws together findings on terms that describe the relation of objects or events to each other (such as in front / behind, before / after, etc.), highlighting the relationship between cognition and language usage. Using the method of cognitively motivated discourse analysis, novel empirical results are presented to complement earlier findings. The detailed investigation of a selected range of terms that appear to be parallel in space and time highlights both similarities and fundamental differences in their application. As a result, a new picture emerges: The concepts of space and time are represented in language usage in various systematic ways, reflecting how we understand the world - and at the same time reflecting how our concepts of space and time differ fundamentally. The volume contributes to a debate that has been of interest for cognitive linguists for several decades, concerning the understanding of transfer processes between two conceptually intertwined domains. The specific contribution of this work consists of addressing the novel question of how such processes come into play in the actual application of relevant expressions in natural discourse. By adopting established approaches from Discourse Analysis for issues that are deeply rooted in interdisciplinary research in Cognitive Science, insights are drawn together from two hitherto largely unrelated fields of research to approach the topic from an original perspective, leading to a deeper understanding of the relationship between the domains of space and time and their expression in language.