The Meaning of Reference in Embodied Construction Grammar
Title | The Meaning of Reference in Embodied Construction Grammar |
Publication Type | Technical Report |
Year of Publication | 2002 |
Authors | Feldman, J. |
Other Numbers | 1205 |
Abstract | The ECG formalism is quite general, specifying only the ways to write and combine the four basic structure types: schemas, constructions, maps, and spaces. Grammars in ECG are deeply cognitive, with meaning being expressed in terms of conceptual primitives such as image schemas, force dynamics, etc. The hypothesis is that a modest number of universal primitives will suffice to provide the core meaning component for the grammar. Referent descriptors entered the ECG formalism as the way of specifying the participants in a semantic specification This note discusses how to specify entity-like referents, focuses on the key issues in Reference, and treats some of the more problematic ones in some detail. It assumes a general knowledge of the NTL paradigm and is not self contained. |
URL | http://www.icsi.berkeley.edu/ftp/global/pub/techreports/2002/tr-02-011.pdf |
Bibliographic Notes | ICSI Technical Report TR-02-011 |
Abbreviated Authors | J. A. Feldman |
ICSI Research Group | AI |
ICSI Publication Type | Technical Report |