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Herskovits, Annette

 
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Sinossi

This book provides a precise and thorough description of the meaning and use of spatial expressions.

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Descrizione del libro

This book provides a precise and thorough description of the meaning and use of spatial expressions, using both a linguistics and an artificial intelligence perspective, and also an enlightening discussion of computer models of comprehension and production in the spatial domain.

Contenuti

Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Descriptive Framework: 1. Meaning and use of locative expressions; 2. Normal situation types; 3. Purpose; 4. Ideal meanings; 5. Geometric descriptions; 6. Pragmatic factors; 7. Use types; Part II. An Excursion into Computer Models: 8. Decoding and encoding; Part III. Case Studies: 9. The three basic topological prepositions; 10. The projective prepositions; Conclusion: Index.

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