How do we understand the meaning of connotations? A cognitive computational model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4474975 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yair Neuman (0000-0002-3920-0355, 1Education, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Rager St., Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel), Yochai Cohen (2Gilasio Coding Ltd., Tel-Aviv, Israel), Dan Assaf (0000-0003-2496-4253, 3Independent Researcher, Tel-Aviv, Israel) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 2015 |
| Issue | 205 |
| Pages | 1-16 |
| Publication date | 2015-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Semiotica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-1998 • E-ISSN: 1613-3692 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/sem-2015-0013 |
| OpenAlex | W1445301832 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 18 |
Denotation is the literal sense of a word, while connotation is its extended sense. The current paper presents a cognitive computational model of the adjective's connotation (e.g., sweet baby). We tested the model by developing a novel algorithm - ConnoSense - that identifies the sense of an attribute's connotation. More specifically, ConnoSense identifies the sense of an attribute such as in the case of a "sweet smile" where the attribute/adjective "sweet" is used in the sense of "friendly." Tested on a multiple-choice test of identifying the sense of a connotation (e.g., "dark thoughts") the algorithm gained 90% accuracy and outperforms two other models that are based on vectorial semantics. These results support the validity of our model. The paper points at the importance of fusing ideas from the semiotics interpretative tradition with experimental psychological knowledge and novel methodologies of computational semantics
Adjective · Algorithm · Cognition · Connotation · Denotation (semiotics) · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literal (mathematical logic) · Meaning (existential) · Natural language processing · Noun · Semantics (computer science) · Semiotics · Advanced Text Analysis Techniques · Artificial Intelligence · Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies · Computer Science · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy · Psychology
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On the Internal Structure of Perceptual and Semantic Categories11this Research Was Supported in Part by a Grant to the Author (Under Her Former Name, Eleanor Rosch Heider) From the Foundations Fund for Research in Psychiatry # G67-392, in Part by Funds Made Available to the Child Study Center of Brown University From the Grant Foundation and From the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness, National Collaborative Project (Ph-43-68-13), and in Part by Research Funds Made Available by the University of California at Berkeley (220 Grant #K9pf-429). I Wish to Thank Karl G. Heider for His Help in the Field in West Irian (Indonesian New Guinea), Dr. Robert Olton for Assistance in Carrying Out Experiment 3, and Keith Burton, Randy Street, and Peter Lewitt Who Assisted With Experiment 4. Experiment 4 Was Performed With Dr. Richard Millward While the Author Was a Research Associate at Brown University.
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2019 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |