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A Concept-Label Web Model of Language

By Lee Burnette. A Concept-Label Web Model of Language. Concepts, Labels, Links. Concept: the idea or object Label: the sound, word, image, or other entity used to represent a concept Concept-label pair: an association of a label with a concept

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A Concept-Label Web Model of Language

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  1. By Lee Burnette A Concept-Label WebModel of Language

  2. Concepts, Labels, Links • Concept: the idea or object • Label: the sound, word, image, or other entity used to represent a concept • Concept-label pair: an association of a label with a concept • Link: an association between two concept-label pairs

  3. Concepts, Labels, Links

  4. Concepts, Labels, Links

  5. Correlation with Semiotics • Similar to Saussure's semiotics • Concept ↔ signified • Label ↔ signifier • Concept-label pair ↔ sign • But... • Labels are more general • Semiotics doesn't deal with concept-label webs

  6. Lacks

  7. Lacks

  8. Lacks

  9. Additions

  10. Additions

  11. Additions

  12. Translation • Many-to-many • Context • Connotations • Culture and history

  13. Translation

  14. “Every translation is an interpretation.” - Gadamer

  15. Same-language “translation”

  16. Same-language “translation”

  17. Same-language “translation”

  18. Nuances

  19. Common Ground • Due to shared experiences • Education builds on the common ground • Necessary for effective communication

  20. Common Ground

  21. Common Ground

  22. Poetry vs. Prose • “I got into bed and pulled the covers over myself.” • “I fell into the bed's embrace, cocooning myself inside the covers.”

  23. Poetry vs. Prose

  24. Poetry vs. Prose

  25. Quine's Web of Belief • Harder to change beliefs in the middle, as opposed to the edge • Harder to modify concept-labels or links in the middle, as opposed to the edge

  26. Quine's Web of Belief

  27. Quine's Web of Belief

  28. Conclusion • This model explains communication failures • Other species appear to have language • Elephants, dolphins • Koko the signing gorilla • Can explain how new languages are formed • Nigerian Signed Language

  29. Questions?

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