The Graphic-Linguistic Distinction Exploring Alternatives |
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Authors: | Atsushi Shimojima |
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Affiliation: | (1) Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahi, Tatsunokuchi, Nomi, 923-1292 Ishikawa, Japan |
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Abstract: | What properties, if any, distinguish graphical representations from linguistic representations? This paper looks for answers in the literature of philosophy, logic, artificial intelligence, and cognitive psychology, and extracts seven alternative binary classifications of representations that may characterize the graphic-linguistic boundary. We assess each alternative by two standards: (a) whether it extensionally fits the graphic-linguistic distinction, and (b) how far it explains the properties commonly attributed to graphic representations but not to linguistic ones. |
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Keywords: | graphic representation linguistic representation diagrammatic reasoning analogical representation sentential representation |
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