We argue that a cognitive semantics has to take into account the possibly partial information that a cognitive agent has of the world. After discussing Ga ̈rdenfors’s view of objects in conceptual spaces, we offer a number of viable treatments of partiality of information and we formalize them by means of alternative predicative logics. Our analysis shows that understanding the nature of simple predicative sentences is crucial for a cognitive semantics.
Understanding predication in conceptual spaces / Masolo, C; Porello, D. - STAMPA. - (2016), pp. 139-152. ( 9th Formal Ontology in Information Systems Conference, FOIS 2016; Annecy; France; 6 July 2016 through 9 July 2016 Annecy 6-9 July) [10.3233/978-1-61499-660-6-139].
Understanding predication in conceptual spaces
Porello D
2016-01-01
Abstract
We argue that a cognitive semantics has to take into account the possibly partial information that a cognitive agent has of the world. After discussing Ga ̈rdenfors’s view of objects in conceptual spaces, we offer a number of viable treatments of partiality of information and we formalize them by means of alternative predicative logics. Our analysis shows that understanding the nature of simple predicative sentences is crucial for a cognitive semantics.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione
