Locative and Directional Prepositions in Conceptual Spaces: The Role of Polar Convexity

Zwarts, J; Gärdenfors, P

Locative and Directional Prepositions in Conceptual Spaces: The Role of Polar Convexity

Zwarts, J Gärdenfors, P

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Citation:: Journal of Logic, Language and Information, 2016, 25 (1), pp. 109 - 138
Issue Date:: 2016-03-01

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dc.contributor.author	Zwarts, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gärdenfors, P	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-03-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Logic, Language and Information, 2016, 25 (1), pp. 109 - 138	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0925-8531	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/122618
dc.description.abstract	© 2015, The Author(s). We approach the semantics of prepositions from the perspective of conceptual spaces. Focusing on purely spatial locative and directional prepositions, we analyze both types of prepositions in terms of polar coordinates instead of Cartesian coordinates. This makes it possible to demonstrate that the property of convexity holds quite generally in the domain of prepositions of location and direction, supporting the important role that this property plays in conceptual spaces.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Logic, Language and Information	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s10849-015-9224-5	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Computation Theory & Mathematics	en_US
dc.title	Locative and Directional Prepositions in Conceptual Spaces: The Role of Polar Convexity	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.for	2004 Linguistics	en_US
utslib.for	1702 Cognitive Sciences	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Software
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© 2015, The Author(s). We approach the semantics of prepositions from the perspective of conceptual spaces. Focusing on purely spatial locative and directional prepositions, we analyze both types of prepositions in terms of polar coordinates instead of Cartesian coordinates. This makes it possible to demonstrate that the property of convexity holds quite generally in the domain of prepositions of location and direction, supporting the important role that this property plays in conceptual spaces.

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