Semantic maps and mental representation

Semantic maps are usually assumed to describe a universal arrangement of different conceptual situations in a speaker's mind as determined by perceived relations of similarity between these conceptual situations. This paper provides a number of arguments that challenge this view, based on vario...

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Main Author: Sonia Cristofaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dartmouth College Library 2010-01-01
Series:Linguistic Discovery
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1349/PS1.1537-0852.A.345