The Impact of syntax on the interpretation and graphical depiction of underspecified propositions

Aaron Kalb; David Barker-Plummer; Richard Cox; Robert Dale; Deonne Castaneda; Christopher Potts

The Impact of syntax on the interpretation and graphical depiction of underspecified propositions

Aaron Kalb, David Barker-Plummer, Richard Cox, Robert Dale, Deonne Castaneda, Christopher Potts

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Different representational systems permit differing degrees and forms of ambiguity and underspecification in the content they represent. Independently of this observation, a notable feature of natural language as a representational system is that it allows the same content to be expressed in different ways. In this paper, we examine the interaction of these two observations; in particular, we explore a number of linguistic forms involving underspecified content, and look at how subjects express the content of these linguistic forms both in logic and in diagrams. Our analysis demonstrates that variations in syntactic realization of the same semantic content lead to different interpretations of that content.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Cognition in Flux
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society
Editors	Stellan Ohlsson, Richard Catrambone
Place of Publication	Austin, Texas
Publisher	Cognitive Science Society
Pages	808-813
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	Cognitive Science Society (U.S.) Conference (32nd : 2010) - Portland, Oregon Duration: 11 Aug 2010 → 14 Aug 2010

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Conference	Cognitive Science Society (U.S.) Conference (32nd : 2010)
City	Portland, Oregon
Period	11/08/10 → 14/08/10

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Kalb, A, Barker-Plummer, D, Cox, R, Dale, R, Castaneda, D & Potts, C 2010, The Impact of syntax on the interpretation and graphical depiction of underspecified propositions. in S Ohlsson & R Catrambone (eds), Cognition in Flux: Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. Cognitive Science Society, Austin, Texas, pp. 808-813, Cognitive Science Society (U.S.) Conference (32nd : 2010), Portland, Oregon, 11/08/10.

The Impact of syntax on the interpretation and graphical depiction of underspecified propositions. / Kalb, Aaron; Barker-Plummer, David; Cox, Richard et al.
Cognition in Flux: Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. ed. / Stellan Ohlsson; Richard Catrambone. Austin, Texas: Cognitive Science Society, 2010. p. 808-813.

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