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The modelling of relations in eventity conceptualisations

  • Andrea Schalley

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    Abstract

    On the basis of a cognitive linguistics approach, namely that linguistic semantics corresponds to conceptual structures and that semantic representations should therefore reflect conceptual configurations, this paper discusses the adequate representation of conceptual relations that can be found in the semantic structure of verbs. As representational framework, a unique modelling language for linguistic semantics – the Unified Eventity Representation (UER) – is deployed. The UER is unprecedented in that it is based on the object-oriented and graphical Unified Modeling Language (UML) from computer science. We describe prominent characteristics of the UER, outline the types of conceptual relations and how they are represented in the UER, and conclude with an assessment of the modelling power of the UER with respect to the representation of conceptual relations.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 8th International Conference 'Cognitive Modeling in Linguistics'
    EditorsValery Solovyev, Vera Goldberg, Vladimir Polyakov
    Place of PublicationKazan, Russian Federation
    PublisherKazan State University
    Pages196-203
    Volume1
    ISBN (Print)598180243X
    Publication statusPublished - 2006
    EventCML 2005: 8th International Conference 'Cognitive Modeling in Linguistics' - Moscow-Varna, Russia
    Duration: 4 Sept 200511 Sept 2005

    Conference

    ConferenceCML 2005: 8th International Conference 'Cognitive Modeling in Linguistics'
    CityMoscow-Varna, Russia
    Period4/09/0511/09/05

    Keywords

    • Computational Linguistics

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