Image schemas in computational conceptual blending

نویسندگان

  • Maria M. Hedblom
  • Oliver Kutz
  • Fabian Neuhaus
چکیده

In cognitive science, image schemas are identified as fundamental patterns of cognition. They are schematic prelinguistic conceptualisations of events and serve as conceptual building blocks for concepts. This paper proposes that image schemas can play an important role in computational concept invention, namely within the computational realisation of conceptual blending. We propose to build a library of formalised image schemas, and illustrate how they can guide the search for a base space in the concept invention work flow. Their schematic nature is captured by the idea of organising image schemas into families. Formally, they are represented as heterogeneous, interlinked theories. 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Cognitive Systems Research

دوره 39  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016