FEATURE AVAILABILITY IN CONCEPTUAL COMBINATION

被引:53
作者
SPRINGER, K [1 ]
MURPHY, GL [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ILLINOIS,CHICAGO,IL 60680
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10.1111/j.1467-9280.1992.tb00008.x
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Three experiments investigated the interpretation of conceptual combinations such as peeled apples. These experiments focused on verification of combination properties. Some properties (e.g., "round" for peeled apples) were verifiable by virtue of the noun alone, whereas others (e.g., "white" for peeled apples) required the combination of adjective and noun and generation of a new property not associated with either. Surprisingly, combination properties were verified more easily than noun properties, even under conditions of extremely rapid presentation. This finding contradicts a simple compositional model of combination in which components are analyzed prior to interpretation of the overall combination meaning. The implications for models of conceptual combination are discussed.
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