In and on:: investigating the functional geometry of spatial prepositions
In and on:: investigating the functional geometry of spatial prepositions
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DOI：
10.1016/s0010-0277(99)00038-4
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发表时间：
1999-09-30
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影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Campbell, S
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作者：
Garrod, S;Ferrier, G;Campbell, S
诸如 in 和 on 之类的空间介词似乎表示语义上不确定的空间关系。这在一定程度上反映了用于描绘的场景中的对象之间的物理关系。我们认为，这种物理关系最好用包含位置控制概念的固有动态功能几何来表示。报道了两个实验。他们研究了位置控制的独立判断在多大程度上预测了一系列场景的描述选择。结果表明，位置控制的判断可以预测观众在某些情况下对描述的选择。在缺乏原型几何关系的情况下，控制信息对描述的选择有很大的影响。然而，当场景描绘典型的几何关系时，控制信息的影响较小。结果支持对介词背后的语义表示的混合解释，其中包含几何和功能组件。 (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. 保留所有权利。
Spatial prepositions such as in and on seem to denote semantically indeterminate spatial relations. This reflects, in part, the physical relationships between the objects in the scenes that they are used to portray. We argue that such physical relationships are best represented in terms of an inherently dynamic functional geometry which incorporates notions of location control. Two experiments are reported. They investigate the degree to which independent judgements of location control predict choice of description across a range of scenes. The results show that judgements of location control predict viewer's choice of description under certain circumstances. In the absence of prototypical geometric relations, control information has a strong influence on choice of description. However, when the scenes portray prototypical geometric relations, control information has less of an effect. The results support a hybrid account of the semantic representation underlying the prepositions with both a geometric and a functional component to it. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.