The interplay between geometry and function in the comprehension of "over," "under," "above," and "below"
Article Abstract:
Issues concerning the manner in which the prepositions such as "over," "under," "above," and "below" are comprehended are examined, focusing on how functional and geometric relations contribute to the contribution. Topics include how the function of an object which is described by the preposition in a phrase such as "at the piano" are sometimes as important to comprehension as the geometric realtionship as the object of the preoposition and a subject in a sentence.
Publication Name: Journal of Memory and Language
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0749-596X
Year: 2001
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Similarity and emergence in conceptual combination
Article Abstract:
Issues concerning the properties that emerge from conceptual combinations of different terms, such as those found in the terms "homepage" and "couch potato," are examined, focusing on how the properties of the combination relate to the properties of each element. Topics include the differing properties of similar and dissimilar pairs of terms, and the conclusion that emergence is more prevalent with similar terms.
Publication Name: Journal of Memory and Language
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0749-596X
Year: 2001
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
The role of suppression and enhancement in understanding metaphors
Article Abstract:
Suppression and enhancement effects have shown that metaphors stand for the superordinate category of that vehicle, rather than for basic-level meaning. Verification latencies for property statements were faster after participants read a metaphor-prime sentence but were slower when property statements were relevant only to basic-level meaning.
Publication Name: Journal of Memory and Language
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0749-596X
Year: 2001
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: Dissociation between features and feature relations in infant memory: Effects of memory load. Information pick-up by infants: what is it, and how can we tell?
- Abstracts: The prevalence and correlates of binge eating in a British community sample of women with a history of obesity
- Abstracts: Assimilation and anticipation in continuous spoken word recognition. Lexical ambiguity resolution and spoken word recognition: bridging the gap