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Eric Dietrich1

  • 1Philosophy Department, Binghamton University, 13902, Binghamton, NY, USA

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|February 14, 2003
PubMed
Summary
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Concept relations can successfully map concepts between systems, challenging prior theories. Experimental computer modeling with ABSURDIST demonstrates this capability, highlighting the power of computational approaches in semantics.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Science
  • Computational Linguistics
  • Artificial Intelligence

Background:

  • The ability of relational structures within one conceptual system to identify corresponding concepts in another has been a long-standing debate in concept semantics.
  • Previous theoretical frameworks suggested this was not possible using relations alone.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether relations between concepts in one system are sufficient for locating matching concepts in a separate system.
  • To challenge existing theories in concept semantics through computational modeling.

Main Methods:

  • Development and application of a novel neural-net program named ABSURDIST.
  • Utilizing experimental computer modeling to test theoretical propositions in concept semantics.

Main Results:

  • The ABSURDIST program successfully demonstrated that relations between concepts can, in fact, be sufficient for mapping concepts across systems.
  • The findings contradict established theoretical viewpoints on conceptual mapping.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides empirical evidence supporting the sufficiency of relational information for cross-system concept identification.
  • Experimental computer modeling, as exemplified by ABSURDIST, is a powerful tool for advancing understanding in computational semantics and cognitive science.