CONCEPTUAL SCAFFOLDING: A SPATIALLY FOUNDED MEANING REPRESENTATION FOR METAPHOR COMPREHENSION

摘要: Once viewed as a rhetorical and superficial language phenomenon, metaphor is now recognized to serve fundamental role in our conceptual structuring comprehension processes. In particular, it argued that certain experiential metaphors based upon intuitions of spatial relations are inherent the organization most abstract thoughts. this paper we present two-stage computational model interpretation which employs spatially founded semantics broadly characterize meaning carried by terms scaffolding, an interim structure around fuller fleshed out over time. We then for construction scaffolding core collocation, containment orientation. The goal maintain intended association ideas even contexts system knowledge insufficient complete interpretation. This elaboration also models common time lapse between initial full appreciation. Several mechanisms deriving elaborative inference from structures, particularly cases novel or creative metaphor, presented. While developed has significant practical application, demonstrates clearly play central comprehension.