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This project explores the linguistic mechanisms behind collective expressions, such as families and herds. It aims to develop a theory that connects grammar and cognition, enhancing our understanding of how language categorizes collections and its implications for artificial intelligence.
Languages have various ways of referring to collections like families, herds and forests.
The grammatical properties of collective expressions critically determine how we understand them.
The sentences “this forest is old” and “these trees are old” categorize an arboreal collection using a concept (“old”), while conveying different meanings.
This semantic difference correlates with the difference in grammatical number between the sentences: singular vs. plural.
Such effects of collective categor…
UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT
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United Kingdom, London
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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